Seasonal variation of essential oils in a linalool-rich chemotype of Mentha spicata grown wild in Greece
2004
Kofidis, G. | Bosabalidis, A. | Kokkini, S.
The seasonal variations of the essential oil content and composition of a Mentha spicata population grown wild in Greece were examined. The oil content ranged from 0.1-1.8%, with the maximum values in late summer/early autumn. The essential oil obtained from the leaves was characterized by a very high content in linalool, i.e. 85.0-93.9% of the total oil (highest percentage in mid-autumn). Other oil constituents occurring in much lower amounts were germacrene D (up to 4.2%), beta-caryophyllene (up to 2.6%) and 1,8-cineole (up to 2.1%).
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