Composition of the Essential oil of Perovskia abrotanoides Karel. and Mentha longifolia L. from Iran

Abstract The essential oils obtained by hydrodistillation from the stem, leaf, flower and root of Perovskia abrotanoides Karel. and flower, leaf and stem of Mentha longifolia L. were analyzed by GC and GC-MS. Camphor (41.6 %, 32.4 %, 26.2 % and 32.2 %) and 1,8-cineole (10.2 %, 32.1 %, 18.0 % and 24.5 %) were the main constituents in the stem, leaf, flower and root oils of P. abrotanoides, respectively. The other main component in the flower oil of the plant was α-pinene (16.0 %). Piperitenone oxide (73.1 % and 52.5 %) and piperitenone (11.2 % and 27.2 %) were the main constituents in the flower and leaf oils of M. longifolia, respectively. The stem oil of the plant was characterized by higher amounts of cis-piperitone oxide (25.8 %) and borneol (13.5 %). All oils consisted mainly of oxygenated monoterpenes and small percentage of sesquiterpenes.

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