ZIZIPHORA CLINOPODIOIDES LAM بررسي مواد متشكله اسانس اندامهاي هوايي گياه كاكوتي كوهي

Volatile constituents of Ziziphora clinopodioides Lam

Ziziphora clinopodioides Lam. which belongs to the Labiatae family grows wild in many parts of Iran. The plant is used as stomachic, antifever, anti inflammatory, sedative and flavoring agent in Iranian folk medicine. The chemical composition of the essential oil of Z. clinopodioides growing wild in Iran was examined by GC and GC-MS. Twenty-two components were identified in which pulegone (53.2%), p-mentha-1-en-1-01 (21.4%), 1,8-cineole (10.3%), p-mentha -3, 8-diene (3.7%), /?-pinene (1.6%), cis-isopulegone (1.5%) and bornyl acetate (1.2%) were the main components. The results of this investigation indicate that the oil of aerial parts of Z. clinopodioides characterized by high contents of monoterpenes (98.5%) and only trace amounts of sesquiterpenes (0.4%) and aliphatic hydrocarbones (0.2%) .