Peppermint oil is isolated from the plant Mentha piperita L,
which is an aromatic perennial herbs belonging to the family of Lamiaceae found
all over the world. Peppermint oils of several mentha species can be used for
pharmaceutical and nutritional aspects, as natural additives in medicine,
drugs, foods, mouthwash, toothwash, chewing gum and confectionary because of
their antiviral, antibacterial, antifungal, pesticidal, anti-inflammatory and
antimicrobial propertiesand pain decreasing and immunity increasing
activities.
In this study is to research the difference of the chemical
constitutients of essential oil from some commercial mint oils and edible dry
mint with Clevenger method. We have investigated the chemical composition of
the mint oil samples with GC/MS and optical rotations were determined to see
which chemicals might cause this difference.
We have found that the best essential oil with regard to menthol content
is the purchased Turkish mint oil sample. Chinese mint oil was the second.
Edible mint oil is rich in carvone.
The mint
essential oil of dry mint leaves obtained with Clevenger method has a high
carvone content, so it could be used in aromatherapy and alternative medicine
Birincil Dil | İngilizce |
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Konular | Kimya Mühendisliği |
Bölüm | Araştırma Makalesi |
Yazarlar | |
Yayımlanma Tarihi | 1 Şubat 2020 |
Gönderilme Tarihi | 21 Kasım 2018 |
Kabul Tarihi | 17 Ekim 2019 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2020 |
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