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Lamiaceae - pennyroyal, European pennyroyal, Polei-Minze
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„The composition of the essential oil obtained from the dried flowering aerial parts of Mentha pulegium L. (Lamiaceae) was analyzed by GC and GC-MS. Fifty-five components have been identified in the essential oil of M. pulegium. The major constituents of the essential oil were pulegone (54.6 %) and menthone (15.1 %).“ [Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of essential oil of Mentha pulegium L. Morteza-Semnani K, Saeedi M, Akbarzadeh M. Journal of essential oil-bearing plants JEOP (Impact Factor: 0.29). 01/2011]
„The essential oil revealed menthone, pulegone and neo-menthol as the main constituents, comprising 35.9, 23.2 and 9.2% of the essential oil, respectively.“ [European pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium) from Portugal: Chemical composition of essential oil and antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of extracts and essential oil. [Bárbara Teixeiraa, António Marques et al. Industrial Crops and Products, Volume 36, Issue 1, March 2012, 81–87]