A study on essential oil yield and components of dryed and fresh foliage of peppermint (Mentha piperita L.) cultivated in Turkey

In the study, essential oil yield and its components dryed and fresh  foliage obtained from peppermint [ Mentha piperita L. (Lamiaceae)] cultivated in Konya ecological conditions were investigated. The yield of essential oil from dryed and fresh peppermint foliage was determined to be 3.2 % and 2.9 %, respectively. The major essential oil components of dryed and fresh foliage peppermint oil were determined as mentone (50.80 %), mentol (34.55 %) and mentone (48.18 %), mentol (21.77), respectively. The aim of this research attempts to contribute to knowledge of differences between essential oil yield and components of the dryed and fresh foliage peppermint ( Mentha piperita L.) cultivated Konya ecological conditions, Turkey.