Volatile Constituents from the Aerial Part of Verbena Officinalis L. (Vervain)

authors:

avatar Mohammadreza Shams Ardakani 1 , * , avatar Mahmoud Mosaddegh 2 , avatar Alireza Shafaati 3

Department of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Traditional Medicine and Materia Medica Research Center, shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Department of pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research: Vol.2, issue 1; 39-42
published online: November 20, 2010
article type: Research Article
received: June 01, 2002
accepted: February 01, 2003
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22037/ijpr.2010.33

how to cite: Shams Ardakani M, Mosaddegh M, Shafaati A. Volatile Constituents from the Aerial Part of Verbena Officinalis L. (Vervain). Iran J Pharm Res. 2003;2(1):e127607. https://doi.org/10.22037/ijpr.2010.33.

Abstract

The volatile constituents of the aerial parts of vervain (Verbena officinalis L.) cultivated locally were investigated. Analysis of the volatile fraction by GC and GC-MS is described. Compounds were identified by various methods, the major compounds being 3-hexen-1-ol (7.28%), 1-octen-3-ol (32.76%), linalool (4.66%), verbenone (20.49%) and geranial (7.22%).