文摘
Essential oil of rosemary obtained by supercritical and steam distillation. The yield of oil was between 1.41 and 2.53 g essential oil/100 g d.s. (% w/w). Antioxidant activity was in the range 29.67–37.55 mg equivalent of Trolox/g oil. Essential oil extracted by hydrodistillation yielded between 0.35 and 2.35%. Camphor, eucalyptol, and β-caryophyllene were the main chemicals in essential oil.