title: Contribution to the Study of Plectranthus fruticosus Leaf Essential Oil.
abstract: The essential oil of PLECTRANTHUS FRUTICOSUS L'Hérit. (Labiatae) is shown to contain at least fifty components, among which the major one, i.e. sabinyl acetate, accounts for more than 60% of the total. To our knowledge, this compound is described in Labiatae at such a high concentration for the first time. A preliminary study on rats reveals that this essential oil is teratogenic and/or highly foetotoxic.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Pharmacognosie, Faculté de Pharmacie, 5 Rue J.-B. Clément, F-92296 Châtenay-Malabry Cedex, France.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fournier
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Paris
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Dumitresco
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pages
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Boudene