Composition of the essential oil of aloysia triphylla (L’herit.) britton grown in Turkey

Abstract

Water-distilled essential oils from leaves and leafy branches of Aloysia triphylla cultivated in Turkey were analyzed by GC/MS. Sixty-nine compounds were identified with citral (17.9% and 27.1%) and limonene (14.8% and 18.6%) as major constituents.