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. 2010 Dec 17;4(3):211–218. doi: 10.1007/s12349-010-0045-4

Table 1.

Chief phytochemicals in Cyracos® (mean ± SEM of five industrial batches) and Melissa officialis L. leaves and extracts, as reported in literature

Compounds Cyracos®, % Melissa officinalis L.
Leaves (fresh and dried), % Extracts, %
Hydroxycinnamates
 Rosmarinic acid 7.95 ± 0.29 0.52–4.60a,b,c,d 2.21–9.65b,e,f
 Total hydroxycinnamates 18.50 ± 0.63 11.29e 7.01–12.51b,e,f
Flavonoids
 Hesperidin 0.23 ± 0.01 0.93e
 Luteolin-3-glucuronide 0.46 ± 0.04 0.54b 0.18–0.51b,f
 Total flavonoids 0.69 ± 0.04 0.45–1e,g 0.23f
Triterpenes
 Oleanolic acid 0.22 ± 0.03 0.06–0.45h,i
 Ursolic acid 0.64 ± 0.09 0.21–0.58i

a[38], b[39], c[40], d[41], e[22], f[42], g[43], h[44], i[45]