Planta Medica, Table of Contents Planta Med 1988; 54(6): 531-532DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-962540 Papers © Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New YorkThe Essential Oil of Hyptis pectinata Kla Malan1 , Yves Pelissier1 , Chantal Marion2 , Alain Blaise2 , Jean-Marie Bessiere3 1Faculté de Pharmacie, B. P. V 34, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. 2Faculté de Pharmacie, 15 Avenue Charles Flahaut, F-34060 Montpellier, France. 3Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie, 8 Rue de l-Ecole Normale, F-34075 Montpellier, France. Recommend Article Abstract PDF Download(opens in new window) Buy Article(opens in new window) Abstract The essential oil obtained by hydrodistillation from fresh leaves of Hyptis pectinata L. Poit, a medicinal plant from western Africa, was examined by gas chromatography. Thirty-two constituents were identified. Monoterpenes predominate, with large amounts of p-cymene and thymol (more than 60%) as well as γ-terpinene, α-thujene, and mycrene. PDF (138 kb)
