DARU Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences81-2CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL STUDY OF MENTHA SPICATAL ESSENTIAL OIL FROM IRAN1921ABBAS HADJIAKHOONDINASRIN AGHELNASRIN ZAMANIZADEH-NADGARHASSAN VATANDOOST20151006The essential oil from spearmint {Mentha spicata L., Labiatae) was extracted by hydrodistillation, and analysed by GC and GC/MS. Twenty eight components were identified representing 90.14% of total oil composition. The major constituents were carvone (22.40%), linalool (11.25%) and limonene (10.80%). The essential oil showed good activity against larvae of Anophel stephensi and Artemia salina.https://daru.tums.ac.ir/index.php/daru/article/view/96https://daru.tums.ac.ir/index.php/daru/article/download/96/96