“Chemical Composition of the Essential Oil Isolated from Wild Catnip Nepeta Cataria L. Cv. citriodora from the Drôme Region of France”, 1997 (; similar):
Nepeta cataria L. cv. citriodora growing wild in the Drôme region of France was brought into cultivation. Oils produced from cultivated plants harvested throughout the growing season were analyzed by GC and GC/MS.
Although 42 components were identified, the oil composition did not depend on the time of harvesting or storage of the plant material prior to distillation. The oil was found to comprise mainly of citronellol (11.44–16.73%), nerol (19.95–30.70%), geraniol (25.13–31.00%) and geranial (4.93–11.05%). The highest oil yield was found to be at the time of full flowering. [Keyword: Nepeta cataria L. cv. citriodora, Labiata, essential oil composition, citronellol, citronellyl acetate, geranial, nerol, geraniol]