Essential oils of native and naturalized Lamiaceae species growing in the Patagonia region (Argentina)

Retta, Daiana Sabrina
González, Silvia Beatriz
Guerra, Pedro E.
Van Baren, Catalina Maria
Di Leo Lira, Paola Maria del Rosario
Bandoni, Arnaldo Luis

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Publication date

January 2017

DOI

10.1080/10412905.2016.1185471

Publisher

Informa UK Limited

ISSN

1041-2905

Journal

Journal of Essential Oil Research

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Abstract

This is the first comprehensive study of essential oils of wild aromatic Lamiaceae present in Patagonia, including exotic and native species. The most commonly representatives of this family in Patagonia include one species of the adventitious Origanum vulgare L., three naturalized mints, Mentha rotundifolia L., M. pulegium L. and M. spicata L. and two native species: Clinopodium darwinii (Benth.) Kuntze and Scutellaria nummulariifolia Hook. f. The essential oils were isolated by hydrodistillation of the aerial parts of each of these species collected during 3 years and analyzed by GC-FID-MS. The major components found were menthone (5.4–10.2%) and pulegone (78.3–89.8%) in M. pulegium; piperitenone oxide (75.6–68.7%) in M. rotundifolia; car...