A comparative study of essential oils composition of three varieties of Mentha Longfolia (L.) Huds. growing in Iran. | [Hamdard Medicus • 2005]

Author(s):

1. Abbas Hadjiakhoondi: Department of Pharmacognosy and Institute of Medical Plants Research (IMPR), Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran Iran

2. Nasrin Aghel: Department of Pharmacognosy and Institute of Medical Plants Research (IMPR), Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran Iran

3. Yadollah Yamini: Department of Chemistry, School of Sciences, Tarbiat Modarres University

4. Z. N. Bokaee: Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Al-Zahra, Tehran Iran

Abstract:

The essential oils of three wild varieties of Mentha longfolia (L.) Huds. Growing in distinct geographic area of Iran (var. petiolata. var. kotschyana and var. chlorodictya), obtained by hydrodistillation, were studied. The results of quantitative and qualitative analysis by means of GC/MS, have shown that the essential oils of two varieties (var. chlorodictya and var. kotschyana) were characterized by the high concentration of pipentone oxide and piperitenone oxide, whereas the third one (var. petiolata) was rich in pulegone. Mentha chlorodictya has the higher amount of essential oil (2.6% v/w), the yield of Mentha petiolata and Mentha kotschyana was 2.1 and 1;3% v/w, respectively.

Page(s): 46-49

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Published: Journal: Hamdard Medicus, Volume: 48, Issue: 1, Year: 2005

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