Antimicrobial and Repellent Activity of the Essential Oils of Two Lamiaceae Cultivated in Western Himalaya

Title:Antimicrobial and Repellent Activity of the Essential Oils of Two Lamiaceae Cultivated in Western Himalaya

Volume: 11 Issue: 1

Author(s): Iris Stappen, Abbas Ali, Nurhayat Tabanca, Ikhlas A. Khan, Jurgen Wanner, Velizar K. Gochev, Virendra Singh, Brij Lal, Vikas Jaitak, Vijay K. Kaul, Erich Schmidt and Leopold Jirovetz

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Keywords: Antimicrobial, biting deterrent, essential oil, larvicidal, monoterpenes, Nepeta cataria, Rosmarinus officinalis.

Abstract: The essential oils of two Lamiaceae cultivated in Western Himalaya were examined on their antimicrobial, biting deterrent as well as larvicidal activity. Additionally their odors are described and their chemical compositions analyzed by GC-MS are given. The main component of Nepeta cataria oil was 4aα

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Stappen Iris, Ali Abbas, Tabanca Nurhayat, Khan A. Ikhlas, Wanner Jurgen, Gochev K. Velizar, Singh Virendra, Lal Brij, Jaitak Vikas, Kaul K. Vijay, Schmidt Erich and Jirovetz Leopold, Antimicrobial and Repellent Activity of the Essential Oils of Two Lamiaceae Cultivated in Western Himalaya, Current Bioactive Compounds 2015; 11 (1) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157340721101150804143954