- Journal of New Results in Science
- Vol: 3 Issue: 6
- Chemical Composition of Essential Oil from Marrubium Vulgare L. Leaves
Chemical Composition of Essential Oil from Marrubium Vulgare L. Leaves
Authors : Burcu Bayir, Hatice Gündüz, Tuba Usta, Esma Şahin, Zeynep Özdemir, Ömer Kayır, Özkan Sen, Hüseyin Akşit, Mahfuz Elmastaş, Ramazan Erenler
Pages : 44-50
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Publication Date : 2014-06-01
Article Type : Other
Abstract :– The essential oils are significant for pharmaceutical, food and cosmetic industries. Marrubium vulgare L. has been used as a traditional medicine to treat the various illnesses. The chemical composition of the essential oil from leaves of Marrubium vulgare L.was obtained by steam distillation using the Clevenger apparatus. The oil was analyzed by gas chromatography and mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The main constituent of the oil was α-pinene (28.85%)Keywords :