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DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1321164
Composition of the essential oil of different populations of Ziziphora tenuior from Iran
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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