Aerial parts of Lippia javanica (Burm.f.) Spreng from two wild sites from Western Zimbabwe and those cultivated around Harare were collected, hydro- and steam distilled for essential oil and examined by GC and GC-MS. The composition of both essential oils produced was dominated by myrcenone (40.1-55.2 %). Previously we reported the essential oils from 13 other geographical sites from Zimbabwe to be dominated by myrcene (54.0 %), linaool (68.8 %) and limonene (39.9 %) varieties. This could have implications for product development and quality control for extracts from L. javanica.
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