%0 Journal Article
%T CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL STUDY OF MENTHA SPICATAL ESSENTIAL OIL FROM IRAN
%A ABBAS HADJIAKHOONDI
%A NASRIN AGHEL
%A NASRIN ZAMANIZADEH-NADGAR
%A HASSAN VATANDOOST
%J DARU : Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
%D 2000
%I BioMed Central
%X The essential oil from spearmint {Mentha spicata L., Labiatae) was extracted by hydrodistillation, and analysed by GC and GC/MS. Twenty eight components were identified representing 90.14% of total oil composition. The major constituents were carvone (22.40%), linalool (11.25%) and limonene (10.80%). The essential oil showed good activity against larvae of Anophel stephensi and Artemia salina.
%K Mentha spicata
%K Carvone
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