Seasonal variation of soil and menthol content in Mentha arvensis Linn.
Seasonal variation of soil and menthol content in Mentha arvensis Linn.
Pazir Gul
ABSTRACT
Essential oil and Menthol content were isolated from
leaf samples of Mentha arvensis L. collected during
March-November from the Medicinal Plants Farm Pakistan
Forest Institute, Peshawar. Physico-chemical
characteristics of the oil were also determined. October collection the oil were also determined. October
collection gave high yield of oil (2.8%) and menthol
content (68.0%) as compared to other periods of the
year, next high yield of oil and Menthol content was
observed in the month of August.
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March 1994
Vol. 44, Iss. 1
