Verdian-Rizi Mohammadreza  , 
    Essential Oil Composition and Biological Activity of <I>Ziziphora clinopodioides</I> Lam. from Iran,
    Research Journal of Pharmacology,
    Volume 2,Issue 2,
    2008,
    Pages 17-19,
    ISSN 1815-9362,
    rjpharm.2008.17.19,
    (https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjpharm.2008.17.19)
    Abstract: The chemical composition of the essential oil obtained by hydrodistillation from the aerial parts of <I>Ziziphora clinopodioides </I>Lam<I>.</I> growing in Iran was analysed by GC and GC/MS. Twenty-six components accounting to 97.62% of the total oil were identified. The major components were pulegone (36.45%), piperitenone (19.12%), Menth-2-en-1-ol (5.31%), carvacrol (5.10%), neomenthol (4.78) and menthone (4.46%). The essential oil was tested against <I>Anopheles stephensi</I> and <I>Culex pipiens</I> larvae. The results obtained show that the essential oil could be considered as natural larvicidal agents.
    Keywords: Ziziphora clinopodioides Lam.;essential oil;GC/MS;biological activity