Abstract

CICCIO, José F.  and  POVEDA, Luis J.. Volatile constituents of Cunila polyantha (Lamiaceae) from Costa Rica. A rich source of menthone. Rev. biol. trop [online]. 1999, vol.47, n.3, pp.377-379. ISSN 0034-7744.

The constituents of the volatile oil of Cunila polyantha from Dota, Costa Rica, were investigated using coupled gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analyses. Menthone (63%), pulegone (14%), -caryophyllene (4.5%) and 3-octanyl acetate (3%) were found to be the major constituents of the volatile oil.

Keywords : Lamiaceae; essential oil; GC-MS; menthone.