Investigation of essential oils of Mentha longifolia (L.) Huds. var. kermanansis and Mentha longifolia (L.) Huds. Var. kotschiana

Mentha longifolia (L.) Hudson from labiatae family has different varities. In present study we selected Mentha longifolia (L.) Hudson var. kermanansis and Mentha longifolia (L.) Hudson var. kotschiana, whichcultivated in Research station of Alborz (Karadj). The volatile oil extracted from plant by steam distillation method and analyzed by GC  and GC/MS. The major constituents  obtained from M. longifolia (L.) Hudson var. kermanansis  in flower oil were piperitenone oxide (44.3%), piperitone (25.3%)and piperitenone (10.6%) and in leaf oil were , piperitenone oxide (45.7%), piperitone (30.6%), piperitenone (5.6%), and for M. longifolia (L.) Hudson var. kotschiana in flower oil were piperitone (58.2%), 1,8-cineole (26.7%) and piperitenone oxide (4.6%) and in leaf oil were piperitone (64%) and 1,8-cineole (28.4%).