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. 2014 Jan 9;19(1):767–782. doi: 10.3390/molecules19010767

Table 2.

Content and composition of hydroxycinnamic derivatives of Lamiaceae ethanolic extracts.

Medicinal plant Plant part used Total hydroxycinnamic derivatives a Rosmarinic acid b Chlorogenic acid b Caffeic acid b Ferulic acid b
Acinos arvensis Aerial part 36.58 ± 0.42 2.21 26.06 3.53 nd
Calamintha grandiflora Aerial part 75.42 ± 0.74 24.08 2.01 0.37 nd
Calamintha officinalis Aerial part 30.17 ± 0.44 3.82 6.88 0.57 nd
Calamintha sylvatica Aerial part 31.65 ± 0.19 0.70 11.18 0.74 nd
Clinopodium vulgare Aerial part 27.12 ± 0.71 12.27 2.25 0.56 nd
Lavandula angustifolia Flower 42.64 ± 0.19 3.31 3.22 nd 1.31
Lavandula x intermedia Flower 26.00 ± 0.38 3.04 1.00 0.33 0.11
Marrubium incanum Aerial part 57.78 ± 1.25 5.01 1.14 0.47 nd
Melissa officinalis Leaf 77.70 ± 0. 94 39.48 1.16 1.05 nd
Mentha longifolia Aerial part 80.06 ± 1.76 22.33 1.50 1.18 nd
Mentha pulegium Aerial part 34.83 ± 0.38 12.72 1.64 0.72 nd
Mentha x piperita Leaf 157.45 ± 2.71 61.05 1.78 2.15 0.50
Micromeria croatica Aerial part 30.13 ± 0.33 9.95 1.26 0.70 nd
Micromeria graeca Aerial part 81.76 ± 0.76 18.41 1.26 0.79 0.27
Micromeria juliana Aerial part 41.50 ± 0.25 21.62 1.29 0.91 0.28
Micromeria thymifolia Aerial part 79.86 ± 1.51 26.50 13.22 2.98 0.93
Origanum vulgare Aerial part 129.16 ± 0.76 37.73 nd 1.12 nd
Rosmarinus officinalis Leaf 55.57 ± 0.47 18.94 1.18 0.63 nd
Salvia officinalis Leaf 86.86 ± 0.59 18.72 1.13 0.80 0.77
Satureja montana Aerial part 95.29 ± 0.66 31.11 1.19 0.65 nd
Satureja subspicata Aerial part 173.10 ± 1.68 46.11 1.62 1.78 nd
Teucrium arduini Aerial part 10.75 ± 0.72 nd 1.75 nd 0.97
Teucrium chamaedrys Aerial part 18.58 ± 0.97 1.03 4.06 nd 1.37
Teucrium montanum Aerial part 15.11 ± 1.67 nd 2.25 2.36 1.70
Teucrium polium Aerial part 13.91 ± 0.42 nd 2.19 2.36 1.38
Thymus vulgaris Aerial part 72.98 ± 0.18 32.80 1.18 2.07 0.49

a Content determined spectrophotometrically and expressed as mg rosmarinic acid/g of extract; b Content determined by HPLC and expressed as mg/g of extract; nd – not detected.