Essential oil of wild growing Mentha pulegium L. from Yugoslavia

Authors
Chalchat, JC Gorunovic, MS Maksimovic, ZA Petrovic, SD
Citation
Jc. Chalchat et al., Essential oil of wild growing Mentha pulegium L. from Yugoslavia, J ESSEN OIL, 12(5), 2000, pp. 598-600
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Food Science/Nutrition
Journal title
JOURNAL OF ESSENTIAL OIL RESEARCH
ISSN journal
10412905 → ACNP
Volume
12
Issue
5
Year of publication
2000
Pages
598 - 600
Database
ISI
SICI code
1041-2905(200009/10)12:5<598:EOOWGM>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
The essential oil of Mentha pulegium L., Lamiaceae was obtained by steam di stillation of the herb, collected during the period of full flowering, when 0.2% was gained. The analysis of its chemical composition was performed us ing GC and GC/MS. Twenty-two components (89.9% of the total oil) were ident ified. The principal one was menthone (30.9%), while the other important we re pulegone (14.1%) and neomenthol (13.8%) and caryophyllene oxide (9.0%).