Published 2008
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Journal article
Effect of the Essential Oil Composition and Biological Activity of Ziziphora clinopodiodes Lam. on the Against Anopheles Stephensi and Culex pipiens Parva from Iran
Creators
- 1. Dept. of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran Univ. of Medical Sciences, Tehran (Iran, Islamic Republic of)
Description
The chemical composition of the essential oil obtained by hydrodistillation from the aerial parts of Ziziphora clinopodioides Lam. growing in Iran was analysed by GC and GC/MS. Twenty-six components accounting to 97.62% of the total oil were identified. The major components were pulegone (36.45%), piperitenone (19.12%), Menth-2-en-1-ol (5.31%), carvacrol (5.10%) neomenthol (4.78) and menthone (4.46%). The essential oil was tested against Anopheles stephensi and Culex pipiens larvae. The results obtained show that the essential oil could be considered as natural larvicidal agents. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences
- Journal Volume
- 15
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- p. 185-188
- ISSN
- 1319-562X
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Saudi Arabia
- Country of Input or Organization
- Saudi Arabia
- INIS RN
- 40106093
- Subject category
- S60: APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES;
- Descriptors DEI
- ANTISEPTICS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; HEALING; INFUSION; IRAN; LARVAE; VEGETABLES; WOUNDS
- Descriptors DEC
- ASIA; BIOLOGICAL RECOVERY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASES; FOOD; GERMICIDES; INJURIES; INTAKE; MIDDLE EAST; PLANTS