Planta Med 2012; 78 - PJ4
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1321164

Composition of the essential oil of different populations of Ziziphora tenuior from Iran

A Amirkhosravi 1, A Ghasemi Pirbalouti 2 , 3, F Bordbar 1
  • 1Fars Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Department of Plant Science, Shiraz, Iran
  • 2 Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Department of Medicinal Plants, Researches Centre of Medicinal Plants & Ethno-veterinary, POBox: 166, Shahrekord, Iran
  • 3Laboratories for Natural Products, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Ma, USA

In Iranian folk medicine, Ziziphora species have been used as an infusion for various purposes such as for the anti-asthmatic, stomachic, carminative, activities etc [1–2]. The chemical compositions of the essential oil obtained from the aerial flowering parts of Ziziphora tenuior L. (Lamiaceae) by hydro-distillation using a Clevenger- type apparatus [3], from three different regions of Fars province, Iran. The essential oils were analyzed by GC and GC/MS. The major component of the oil was pulegone (51–87%). Key words: Essential Oil Composition, Ziziphora tenuior L., Pulegone

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[3] British Pharmacopoeia. 1988. Vol. 2, pp. 137–138. London: HMSO.