Table 1.

Constituents of the essential oil of M. pulegium identified by GC-MS analysis.

Compounds	Components	RI	Area (%)
1	α-Pinene	937	0.69
2	Cyclohexanone-3-methyl	952	0.37
3	β-Pinene	974	0.52
4	Myrcene	992	0.14
5	Octanol-3	995	2.25
6	D-2-Carene	1003	Tr
7	Limonene	1030	1.41
8	p-Mentha-3.8-diene	1071	1.95
9	Menthone	1150	0.08
10	Pinocarvone	1166	1.76
11	Isomenthol	1182	0.28
12	Menthol	1171	0.62
13	Dihydrocarvone	1193	5.09
14	R-(+)-pulegone	1236	76.35
15	Carvone	1240	5.84
16	α-Peperitone	1251	0.36
17	Caryophyllene	1418	0.18
18	Germacrene D	1475	0.09
19	γ-Eudesmol	1630	0.37
20	α-Eudesmol	1649	0.56
Total identified			98.91