STUDY REGARDING THE QUANTITY OF ESSENTIAL OIL OBTAINED FROM DIFFERENT SPECIES FROM THE LAMIACEAE HERBAL FAMILY

This paper presents the quantity of oil obtained from different species of plants from the Lamiaceae family.It studies the morphological particularities of the plants, the climate, soil, the optimal time to harvest and which parts of the plant to use for obtaining the essential oils. Also we present the processing of the herb through steam distillation. The studied species are : Salvia officinalis L., Origanum majorana L., Origanum vulgare L., Satureja montana L.,Ocimum basilicum L., Mentha piperita L., Mentha smithiana L., Rosmarinus officinalis L., Melissa officinalis L., Thymus serpyllum L. The sub-mediteranean climate from Timis County enhances the growth of the medical plants from the Lamiaceae family. This family of medical plants has a high global medical interest due to it's active compounds known for their antibacterial action. All of the plants are planted at Young Naturalist Resort from Timisoara. The biological material used in this study is represented by Salvia officinalis L. , Origanum majorana L., Origanum vulgare L., Satureja montana L., Ocimum basilicum L., Mentha piperita L., Mentha smithiana L., Rosmarinus officinalis L., Melissa officinalis L., Thymus serphyllum L. All of these plants were grown at the Young Naturalists Resort from Timisoara.