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. 2017 Sep 15;8(3):223–229.

Table 1.

Chemical compositions of M. officinalis by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis

Components Retention time (%)
Aromadendrene 47.12 0.29
Bicyclo(3.1.1)Heptane 19.42 0.11
Bicyclo(2.2.1)Heptane-2-ol 24.53 0.39
Bicyclo(2.2.1)Hepten- 2-one 17.96 0.06
β-Bisabolene 33.93 0.15
Carvacrol 25.30 0.97
Β-Caryophyllene 30.27 7.27
Citral 23.97 10.10
Citronellyl Butyrate 27.55 0.10
Citronellal 18.67 37.33
Citronellol 22.01 0.29
Citronella 18.80 0.23
p-Cymene 12.45 0.13
2.6- Dimethyle-5-Heptanal 13.85 0.15
Eucalyptole 12.73 0.11
Germacerene-D 32.78 0.26
5-Hepten-1-ol 17.40 0.13
α-Humulene 31.63 0.42
Isopulegol 18.05 0.54
Isoborneol 19.04 0.21
β-Ionone 33.01 0.09
Linalool 14.03 3.05
Limonene 12.63 0.06
3-Methyl-2-(2-Methyl-2-Butenyl 15.87 0.10
1,3,8-p- Menthatriene 22.58 7.22
Myrcene 11.02 0.07
α-Muurolene 36.51 0.70
Neophytadiene 46.14 0.27
1-Octen-3-0l (1-) 10.52 0.40
1.3.6-Octatriene 13.60 0.15
3.6-Octadienoic acid 24.16 0.16
2.6-Octadienoic acid 26.24 0.61
Rose oxide 16.49 0.18
β-thujone 16.20 0.27
γ –Terpinene 14.01 0.25
Thymol 24.96 11.96
Trans-chrysanthemal 18.27 0.34
Total content - 85.12