Progress in Essential Oils: Mentha Citrate and Ajowan Oils

Jul 31st, 2012
Brian M. Lawrence

Mentha citrata, lemon mint, bergamot mint and lavender mint are some collective names that have been given to oils isolated from Mentha aquatica L. var. citrata (Ehrh.) Fresen (syn. M. citrata Ehrh.).

Pino et al. (1999) used GC/MS as the only method of analysis to examine a lab-distilled oil of Mentha citrata grown in Cuba.

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