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Study on the Chemical Components of Essential Oil of Thymus quinquecostatus Celak

Chunye Liu

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Objective To study the chemical constituents of the essential oil of Thymus quinquecostatus Celak.in Qinling Mountain area.Methods The essential oil was extracted by using water distillation and analyzed by GC-MS.Results Fifty two components were identified representing 97.624% of the oil.Conclusion The main components are thymol(20.873%),carvacrol(16.580%),p-cymene(15.623%),borneol(4.648%),canphor(3.563%) and linalool(2.954%).

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Key concepts: Thymol, Borneol, Carvacrol, Essential oil, Linalool, p-Cymene, Chemistry, Camphor