<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Composition of the essential oil obtained from dried flowering aerial parts of <italic>Teucrium scordium L.</italic> (<italic>Labiatae</italic>) was analyzed by GC and GC/MS. Fifty-six components were identified in the essential oil of <italic>T. scordium</italic>. The major constituents of the oil were β-caryophyllene (22.8%), (<italic>E</italic>)-β-farnesene (10.4%), caryophyllene oxide (8.6%), 1,8-cineole (6.1%) and β-eudesmol (5.1%).</p></abstract>

Composition of the essential oil obtained from dried flowering aerial parts of Teucrium scordium L. (Labiatae) was analyzed by GC and GC/MS. Fifty-six components were identified in the essential oil of T. scordium. The major constituents of the oil were β-caryophyllene (22.8%), (E)-β-farnesene (10.4%), caryophyllene oxide (8.6%), 1,8-cineole (6.1%) and β-eudesmol (5.1%).

Essential oil composition of <italic>Teucrium scordium</italic> L.

Department of Medicinal Chemistry Faculty of Pharmacy, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran

Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran

Research Center of Natural Resources of Mazandaran, Sari, Iran

Acta Pharmaceutica

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Composition of the essential oil obtained from dried flowering aerial parts of Teucrium scordium L. (Labiatae) was analyzed by GC and GC/MS. Fifty-six...

Essential oil composition of Teucrium scordium L.

Published Online: Dec 28, 2007

Page range: 499 - 504

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10007-007-0040-6

Keywords
Teucrium scordium (Labiatae), sastav eteričnog ulja, β-kariofilen, ()-β-farnesen, oksid kariofilena

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