TABLE 1.

Chemical composition of Mentha pulegium essential oil

No	Compounds	Retention time (min)	%	Chemical formula
1	α‐Pinene	6.94	3.26	C10H16
2	Camphene	7.33	0.44	C10H16
3	Sabinene	8.04	2.07	C10H16
4	β‐Pinene	8.13	4	C10H16
5	β‐Myrcene	8.55	1.46	C10H16
6	Limonene	9.74	28.44	C10H16
7	Eucalyptol	9.80	8.86	C10H18O
8	γ‐Terpinene	10.54	0.21	C10H16
9	Linalool	11.81	0.63	C10H18O
10	Menthone	13.36	1.75	C10H18O
11	Borneol	13.73	0.55	C10H18O
12	Levomenthol	13.95	6.02	C10‐H20O
13	Neodihydrocarveol	14.60	6.45	C10H18O
14	Pulegone	15.86	8.65	C10H16O
15	D‐Carvone	16.06	18.76	C10H14O
16	Bornyl acetate	17.08	0.17	C12H20O2
17	Dihydrocarvyl acetate	18.22	0.49	C12H20O2
18	β‐Bourbonene	19.71	0.94	C15H24
19	Caryophyllene	20.61	3.09	C15H24
20	α‐Humulene	21.46	0.41	C15H24
21	Epi‐bicyclosesquiphellandrene	21.69	0.26	C15H24
22	Germacrene	21.78	0.45	C15H24
23	Bicyclogermacrene	22.52	0.13	C15H24
24	Naphthalene	22.94	0.2	C10H8
25	Caryophyllene oxide	24.62	0.21	C15H24O