Fresh plant of Hyptis suaveolens Poit. on hydrodistillation gave 0.6% of a light yellow coloured oil with sweet basil like odour. GC/MS study showed presence of 19 constituents, major one was cis-ocimine (26.48%) followed by caryophyllene (12.81%) and terpenyl acetate (9.86%).
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