COMPARISON OF CHEMICAL COMPITION OF ESSENTIAL OIL OF MENTHA LONGIFOLIA L. FROM TWO REGIONS OF IRAN Page No: 2541-2543

Iman Bajalan, Mehrdad Akbarzadeh , Esmail Qalayi and Elahe Yarahmadi

Keywords: Composition, different regions, essential oil, Mentha longifolia L.

Abstract: Mentha longifolia L. is native to Europe, Central Asia and Australia. It is used as carminative, stomachic and stimulant and also in aromatherapy. In the present study, Essential oil extracted from Mentha longifolia L. has been evaluated. Gas chromatography (GC) and gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS) were employed to determine the chemical composition of essential oil obtained from dry shoot of Mentha longifolia L. Pulegone, 1,8-cineole, Menthone, ?-Pinene and Isomenthone werefound to be the major constituents of the oil. Results of this study showed that the presentation of chemical compounds of Mentha longifolia L. essential oil is different in Borujerd and Khoram Abad.



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