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Plant Monarda citriodora (Lamiaceae)

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Common name(s)
Lemon Mint
How used
Medicinal

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
67 1,8-CINEOLE Flower -- 20.0 -0.45 Collins, J.E., Bishop, C.D., Deans, S.G. and Svoboda, K.P. 1994. Composition of the Essential Oil from the Leaves and Flowers of Monarda citriodora var. citriodora grown in the United Kingdom. J. Ess. Oil Res. 6: 27-9.
67 1,8-CINEOLE Leaf -- 40.0 -0.53 Collins, J.E., Bishop, C.D., Deans, S.G. and Svoboda, K.P. 1994. Composition of the Essential Oil from the Leaves and Flowers of Monarda citriodora var. citriodora grown in the United Kingdom. J. Ess. Oil Res. 6: 27-9.
67 1,8-CINEOLE Plant 85.0 614.0 -0.39 *
2 3-OCTANOL Plant 124.0 201.0 -0.24 *
0 3-OCTYL-ACETATE Plant 26.0 97.0 -0.54 *
28 ALPHA-PINENE Leaf -- 65.0 -0.22 Collins, J.E., Bishop, C.D., Deans, S.G. and Svoboda, K.P. 1994. Composition of the Essential Oil from the Leaves and Flowers of Monarda citriodora var. citriodora grown in the United Kingdom. J. Ess. Oil Res. 6: 27-9.
28 ALPHA-PINENE Plant 25.0 214.0 -0.33 *
28 ALPHA-PINENE Flower -- 115.0 0.12 Collins, J.E., Bishop, C.D., Deans, S.G. and Svoboda, K.P. 1994. Composition of the Essential Oil from the Leaves and Flowers of Monarda citriodora var. citriodora grown in the United Kingdom. J. Ess. Oil Res. 6: 27-9.
13 ALPHA-TERPINENE Flower -- 320.0 1.41 Collins, J.E., Bishop, C.D., Deans, S.G. and Svoboda, K.P. 1994. Composition of the Essential Oil from the Leaves and Flowers of Monarda citriodora var. citriodora grown in the United Kingdom. J. Ess. Oil Res. 6: 27-9.
13 ALPHA-TERPINENE Leaf -- 120.0 -0.25 Collins, J.E., Bishop, C.D., Deans, S.G. and Svoboda, K.P. 1994. Composition of the Essential Oil from the Leaves and Flowers of Monarda citriodora var. citriodora grown in the United Kingdom. J. Ess. Oil Res. 6: 27-9.
23 ALPHA-TERPINEOL Flower -- 55.0 -0.47 Collins, J.E., Bishop, C.D., Deans, S.G. and Svoboda, K.P. 1994. Composition of the Essential Oil from the Leaves and Flowers of Monarda citriodora var. citriodora grown in the United Kingdom. J. Ess. Oil Res. 6: 27-9.
23 ALPHA-TERPINEOL Leaf -- 0.1 -0.59 Collins, J.E., Bishop, C.D., Deans, S.G. and Svoboda, K.P. 1994. Composition of the Essential Oil from the Leaves and Flowers of Monarda citriodora var. citriodora grown in the United Kingdom. J. Ess. Oil Res. 6: 27-9.
23 ALPHA-TERPINEOL Plant -- 11.0 -0.47 *
0 BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE Leaf -- 50.0 -0.31 Collins, J.E., Bishop, C.D., Deans, S.G. and Svoboda, K.P. 1994. Composition of the Essential Oil from the Leaves and Flowers of Monarda citriodora var. citriodora grown in the United Kingdom. J. Ess. Oil Res. 6: 27-9.
0 BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE Flower -- 50.0 -0.53 Collins, J.E., Bishop, C.D., Deans, S.G. and Svoboda, K.P. 1994. Composition of the Essential Oil from the Leaves and Flowers of Monarda citriodora var. citriodora grown in the United Kingdom. J. Ess. Oil Res. 6: 27-9.
13 BETA-PINENE Flower -- 0.1 -0.61 Collins, J.E., Bishop, C.D., Deans, S.G. and Svoboda, K.P. 1994. Composition of the Essential Oil from the Leaves and Flowers of Monarda citriodora var. citriodora grown in the United Kingdom. J. Ess. Oil Res. 6: 27-9.
13 BETA-PINENE Leaf -- 50.0 -0.36 Collins, J.E., Bishop, C.D., Deans, S.G. and Svoboda, K.P. 1994. Composition of the Essential Oil from the Leaves and Flowers of Monarda citriodora var. citriodora grown in the United Kingdom. J. Ess. Oil Res. 6: 27-9.
47 BETA-SITOSTEROL Plant -- -- -- *
12 BORNYL-ACETATE Plant 48.0 185.0 -0.35 *
9 CAMPHENE Plant 6.0 25.0 -0.56 *
*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.