Abstract:
The relative content and structure of components of the essential oil from
Mentha rotundifolia (
L.) Huds. growing in Guizhou was analyzed and identified using headspace solid phase-microextraction gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (HS-SPME-GC-MS). As a result a total of 38 chemical components were identified from the volatile oil of
Mentha rotundifolia (
L.) Huds. in Guizhou. The main chemical components are D-carvone (relative content 51.78%) and D-limonene (relative content 20.93%). The HS-SPME-GC-MS shows the good characteristics of fast, comprehensive and accurate in the analysis of volatile oil of the
Mentha rotundifolia (
L.) Huds., indicating that it is very suitable for the analysis and identification of the essential oil of this species.