CONSTITUENTS OF THE ESSENTIAL OIL OF "MENTHA MOZAFFARIANI JAMZAD"

Abstract

The genus Mont ha is widely distributed in Iranian territory and comprises several species reported in folk medicine as having biological activity (1). Mentha mozaffariani Jamzad, growing in the wild in southern Iran, near Bandar-Abass (40 km. north of the Persian Gulf), contains an essential oil, the exact composition of which has not yet, as far as we know, been reported. Spectrometric scanning (IR and H-NMR) of the crude oils indicated their terpenic nature.
The aerial parts and flowers of this plant were investigated by means of gas chromatography, mass spectrometry and high-resolution H-NMR of the main compounds. The composition of the volatile mixtures was determined by comparison with data from the literature, and databases of the retention times and Kovats indices.
The compounds most frequently found in the oils studied are:-caryophyllene, a - Humulene, calamenene and piperitone epoxide. Among hydroxylated terpenes, a -terpineol, 4-terpineol, linalool and borneol were found.