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Planta Med 1985; 51(3): 247-249
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-969469
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The Essential Oil of Bystropogon plumosus 1,2

Adolf Nahrstedt3 , Dimitrios Economou3 , Franz-Josef Hammerschmidt4
  • 3Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie der Techn. Universität Mendelssohnstr. 1, D-3300 Braunschweig
  • 4Dragoco Gerberding & Co. GmbH, D-3450 Holzminden
1 Dedicated to Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. mult. E. Stahl on the occasion of his 60th birthday2 Part of the projected dissertation of D. Economou
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1985

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26 February 2007 (online)

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Abstract

Essential oil content and composition of the leaves of Bystropogon plumosus (L. fil.) L'Her. (Lamiaceae) have been analyzed by GLC/MS, GLC, TLC, 13C-NMR of the entire oil and polarimetry of the main compounds. These are the monoterpene ketones (+)-pulegone, (+)-isomenthone, (-)-menthone, (rac)-piperitone and piperitenone as well as (-)-limonene and (+)-linalool, representing more than 85% of the components. A relatively high yield of volatiles (> 1 ml per 100 g fr. w.) was obtained.