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Research ArticlePharmacognosy CommunicationsVol. 4 | Issue 2 | 2014 | pp. 34–38Open access
Essential oils and morphological study of Mentha aquatica
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- 1 Laboratoire de Valorisation des Ressources Biologiques Naturelles (VRBN), Département Biologie et Ecologie Végétale, Faculté des sciences de la nature et de la vie – UFA –Sétif , ALGERIA.
Published in Pharmacognosy Communications
Correspondence: Adel Nadjib Chaker
Laboratoire de Valorisation des Ressources Biologiques Naturelles (VRBN), Département Biologie et Ecologie Végétale, Faculté des sciences de la nature et de la vie – UFA –Sétif , ALGERIA.
Email: chakeran@yahoo.fr
Copyright: © 2014 Manuscript Technomedia. This is an open access article.
- Published:
- Apr 16, 2014
- DOI:
- 10.5530/pc.2014.2.7
How to cite
Chaker, A. N., Boukhebti, H., Sahraoui, R., & Ramdhani, M. (2014). Essential oils and morphological study of Mentha aquatica. Pharmacognosy Communications, 4(2), 34–38. https://doi.org/10.5530/pc.2014.2.7
Abstract
As part of the development of plant resources, we are interested in the chemical study of essential oils of Mentha aquatica that is widely used in Algerian traditional medicine. Essential oil extracted from this plant was obtained by hydrodistillation with a Clevenger type apparatus for a period of three hours. The extraction produced yellowish essential oils with a very strong odor. Chemical analysis of the essential oils was achieved by gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (GC/MS). The major compound present in the essential oil of M. aquatica was found to be linalyl acetate (26.1 %), other constituents included α-Pinene (22.7 %), Linalol (13.8 %). The morphological study of M. aquatica shows two different types of glandular trichomes on both leaves and stems but lacunar parenchyma is only present in stem section.
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| Title | Essential oils and morphological study of Mentha aquatica |
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| Authors | Adel Nadjib Chaker; Habiba Boukhebti; Rachid Sahraoui; Messaoud Ramdhani |
| Affiliations | Laboratoire de Valorisation des Ressources Biologiques Naturelles (VRBN), Département Biologie et Ecologie Végétale, Faculté des sciences de la nature et de la vie – UFA –Sétif , ALGERIA. |
| Corresponding author | chakeran@yahoo.fr |
| Journal | Pharmacognosy Communications |
| Volume / Issue | Vol. 4, Issue 2 (2014) |
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