Planta Med 1986; 52(6): 486-488
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-969261
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Contribution to the Study of Plectranthus fruticosus Leaf Essential Oil

G. Fournier1 , M. Paris1 , S. M. Dumitresco2 , N. Pages3 , C. Boudene3
  • 1Laboratoire de Pharmacognosie, Faculté de Pharmacie, 5 Rue J.-B. Clément, F-92296 Châtenay-Malabry Cedex, France.
  • 2Unité de Recherche INSERM- U. 104, Hôpital St Antoine, 184 Rue du Fbg. St. Antoine, F-75012 Paris, France.
  • 3Laboratoire de Toxicologie, Faculté de Pharmacie, 5 Rue J.-B. Clément, F-92296 Châtenay-Malabry Cedex, France.
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Publication History

1986

Publication Date:
26 February 2007 (online)

Abstract

The essential oil of Plectranthus fruticosus L'Hérit. (Labiatae) is shown to contain at least fifty components, among which the major one, i.e. sabinyl acetate, accounts for more than 60% of the total. To our knowledge, this compound is described in Labiatae at such a high concentration for the first time. A preliminary study on rats reveals that this essential oil is teratogenic and/or highly foetotoxic.

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