Current Bioactive Compounds

Author(s): Iris Stappen, Abbas Ali, Nurhayat Tabanca, Ikhlas A. Khan, Jurgen Wanner, Velizar K. Gochev, Virendra Singh, Brij Lal, Vikas Jaitak, Vijay K. Kaul, Erich Schmidt and Leopold Jirovetz

DOI: 10.2174/157340721101150804143954

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Antimicrobial and Repellent Activity of the Essential Oils of Two Lamiaceae Cultivated in Western Himalaya

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Abstract

The essential oils of two Lamiaceae cultivated in Western Himalaya were examined on their antimicrobial, biting deterrent as well as larvicidal activity. Additionally their odors are described and their chemical compositions analyzed by GC-MS are given. The main component of Nepeta cataria oil was 4aα

Keywords: Antimicrobial, biting deterrent, essential oil, larvicidal, monoterpenes, Nepeta cataria, Rosmarinus officinalis.