Essential Oil Composition of Two Chemotypes of<i>Lippia alba</i>Grown in Northeast Brazil
Francisco José de Abreu Matos, Maria Iracema L. Machado, A. A. Craveiro, J. W. Alencar
Journal of Essential Oil Research
Abstract
ABSTRACT Essential oils of six types of Lippia alba (Mill.) N.E. Brown, an aromatic shrub used in folk medicine in northeastern Brazil under the name “cidreira” were analyzed by GC/MS. The results showed neral (27.18–30.40%) and geranial (35.63–40.95%) as the main chemical constituent in three samples, while carvone (42.30–54.69%) was the main constituent in three other samples. These differences allowed for the classification of two chemotypes.
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essential oils of Lippia alba contain neral and geranial
“The results showed neral (27.18–30.40%) and geranial (35.63–40.95%) as the main chemical constituent in three samples”
essential oils of Lippia alba contain carvone
“carvone (42.30–54.69%) was the main constituent in three other samples”