Essential Oil ofMenthaxvillosaHuds. from Northeastern Brazil

1 January 1999

journal article
research article
Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Journal of Essential Oil Research

Vol. 11 (1), 41-44
https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1999.9701066

Abstract

An oil produced from Mentha x villosa Huds. by steam distillation of plant material collected in Fortaleza was analyzed by GC/MS and retention indices. The oil was found to be rich in piperitenone oxide (55.4%) and γ-muurolene (13.1%).

Keywords

MENTHA VILLOSA
LABIATAE
ESSENTIAL OIL COMPOSITION
PIPERITENONE OXIDE
Γ-MUUROLENE

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