The Composition of the Essential Oil of<i>Teucrium stocksianum</i>from the United Arab Emirates

Maryam H. Al Yousuf, Ahmed K. Bashir, Ágnes Dobos, Katalin Veres, Gábor Nagy, Imre Máthé, Gerald Blunden

Journal of Essential Oil Research · 2002 · 18 citations · 8 references

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Abstract

Abstract The hydrodistilled essential oil obtained by steam distillation of the aerial parts of Teucrium stocksianum Boiss., collected in the United Arab Emirates, was analyzed by GC and GC/MS. Forty-one components were identified, but the major compounds were α-cadinol (12.0–14.6%) and δ-cadinene (12.4–13.8%). Key Word Index: Teucrium stocksianum Labiateaeessential oil compositionα-cadinolδ-cadinene

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