Chemical Study by GC-MS of the Essential Oils of Certain Mints Grown In the Region of Settat (Morocco): Mentha Piperita, Mentha Pulegiumand Mentha Spicata
Journal Title: Drug Designing & Intellectual Properties International Journal - Year 2018, Vol 1, Issue 4
Abstract
This work aims to evaluate the composition of the essential oils of certain mints grown in the region of Settat Morocco and to determine their chemical compositions. The essential oils obtained by hydrodistillation have an average yield of: 2.93% for Mentha pulegium, 1.23% for Mentha piperita and 0.91% for Mentha spicata. Analyzes of oils by GC-MS, showed the presence of several components including Menthone (42.97%) and Menthol (27.64%) are the major components of Mentha piperita, piperitone (31.27%) and piperitenone (22.98%) were obtained as the major compounds of Mentha pulegium, and so the main essential oil compounds of Mentha spicata are carvone (33.14%) and trans-Carveol (20.06%).Medicinal plants are important for pharmacological research and drug development for thousands of years, man used plants found in nature, to treat and cure diseases. The use of plants in herbal medicine is very old and is currently a region of interest to the public [1]. Recently, researchers have estimated that there are about 400,000 plant species worldwide, of which about one-quar-ter or one-third have been used by societies for medicinal purposes [2,3]. Mint has a privileged place in herbal medicine; it was cultivat-ed since ancient times for its medicinal properties. The importance of mints in the world and the interest of the Moroccan population in their use. Tradition attributes it aromatic properties (tonic, forti-fying) and digestive properties (fight heaviness, bloating, etc.), used to relieve, colic, nausea, diarrhoea, and Crohn’s disease [4].
Authors and Affiliations
Ayoub Ainane, Fatima khammour, M’hamed Elkouali, Mohammed Talbi, El Hassan Abba, Sanaa Cherroud, Adnane Elyaacoubi, Khadija Oumaskour, Nabila Boujaber, Said Benhar, Tarik Ainane
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- EP ID EP587238
- DOI 10.32474/DDIPIJ.2018.01.000120
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