Effect of locality on the oil yield and physico-chemical caharacteristics of oil from Thymus serpyllum L.
Effect of locality on the oil yield and physico-chemical caharacteristics of oil from Thymus serpyllum L.
Mohammad Bashir Khan, Pazir Gul, Muhammad Farooq and F. W. Khan
ABSTRACT
Thymus serpyllum L. collected from different localities
of N.W.F.P. and Baluchistan were analysed for essential
oils and phenol contents. It was observed that the
change in plant locality had a remarkable effect on the
yield of oil and phenol contents and had no effect on
the physico-chemical characteristics of the oil. The
leaves collected from various localities of Baluchistan
contained more oil (1.45% to 2.64%) as compared to those
of N.W.F.P. (0.35% to 0.75%). Plant material found kin
Baluchistan can be commercially exploited in order to
save the amount of foreign exchange spend on the various products of the said plants.
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December 1988
Vol. 38, Iss. 4
