Composition of essential on of plectranthus tenuiBorus (Vatke) agnew
Composition of essential on of plectranthus tenuiBorus (Vatke) agnew
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Mwangi, J.W.
Lwande, W.
Hassanali, A.
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The essential oil isolated by hydrodistillation from leaves of Plectranthus tenuiftorus (Vatke) Agnew was analysed by GC and GC-MS. A total of 17 compounds accounting for 72.3% of the oil were identified. Carvacrol (14.3%), a-terpinene (10.2%) and p-cymene (10.9%) were the major constituents. The oil had low quantities of oxygenated
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Plectranthus tenuiflorus (Vatke), Agnew, Labiatae Leaves, Essential oil, GC-MS, Carvacrol
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Flavour and fragrance journal, vol. 8,51-52 (1993)