Volatile oil constituents of Teucrium atratum Pomel from Algeria

Teurium atratum (Lamiaceae) is an endemic species growing in northeastern Algeria, where it is used in a mint tea drink. The volatile compounds obtained by hydrodistillation of aerial parts of T. atratum were analyzed by GC and GC/MS. Thirty compounds were characterized, representing 96.9% of the es...

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Published inThe Journal of essential oil research Vol. 18; no. 2; pp. 175 - 177
Main Authors Kabouche, A, Touafek, O, Nacer, A, Kabouche, Z, Bruneau, C
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Carol Stream Taylor & Francis Group 01.03.2006
Allured Publishing Corporation
Subjects
aerial parts
carvacrol
chemical analysis
chemical composition
essential oil composition
essential oils
flavor compounds
indigenous species
Lamiaceae
medicinal plants
odor compounds
plant extracts
T-cadinol
Teucrium
Teucrium atratum
Teucrium atratum pomel
thymol
traditional medicine
volatile organic compounds
Algeria
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Summary:Teurium atratum (Lamiaceae) is an endemic species growing in northeastern Algeria, where it is used in a mint tea drink. The volatile compounds obtained by hydrodistillation of aerial parts of T. atratum were analyzed by GC and GC/MS. Thirty compounds were characterized, representing 96.9% of the essential oil, with T-cadinol (45.8%), thymol (22.7%) and carvacrol (14.0%) as the main components.
ISSN:1041-2905
2163-8152
DOI:10.1080/10412905.2006.9699059