The chemical constituents and biological activity of essential oil of Lavandula stoechas ssp. stoechas

Z Naturforsch C J Biosci. 2002 Sep-Oct;57(9-10):797-800. doi: 10.1515/znc-2002-9-1007.

Abstract

The composition of essential oil of the leaves of Lavandula stoechas ssp. stoechas, was analyzed by means of capillary GC-MS. The main components of L. stoechas ssp. stoechas oil were pulegone (40.4%), menthol (18.1%), menthone (12.6%). The essential oil of the plant was evaluated for antibacterial and a panel cytotoxic activities.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bacteria / drug effects*
  • Candida / drug effects
  • Cell Survival / drug effects
  • Chloroform
  • Ellipticines
  • Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
  • Humans
  • Lavandula / chemistry*
  • Mice
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Oils, Volatile / chemistry*
  • Oils, Volatile / isolation & purification
  • Oils, Volatile / pharmacology*
  • Tumor Cells, Cultured

Substances

  • Ellipticines
  • Oils, Volatile
  • ellipticine
  • Chloroform