Composition of the essential oil of Nepeta racemosa Lam.

Abstract

Water-distilled essential oils of Nepeta racemosa collected from two different localities in Turkey were analyzed by capillary GC and GC/MS. The major constituents of the oils were found to be 4a?, 7?, 7aß-nepetalactone (31.51–91.46%) and 1,8-cineole (2.04–10.44%)