Comparative analysis of chemical composition of Mentha longifolia (L.) Huds (original) (raw)

Mentha longifolia (L.) Huds belongs to the mint family (Lamiaceae), subfamily Nepetoideae, tribe Mentheae (Bremer et al., 1998). The genus Mentha includes 25 to 30 species that grow in the temperate regions of Eurasia, Australia and South Africa (Dorman et al., 2003). M. longifolia is an aromatic perennial rhizomatous herb with erect to straggling stems, square in cross section, finely pubescent and up to 1.5 m long, leaves simple, opposite, up to 90 mm long and 22 mm wide, flowers Journal of Herbal Drug