Study of the Process of Essential Oil Extraction from Rosemary Plant by Using Steam Distillation Method

• Main Authors: M Maleky-Doozzadeh (Author), P Khadiv-Parsi (Author), Sh Rezazadeh (Author), H Abolghasemi (Author), M Pirali Hamedani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Institue of Medicinal Plants, ACECR, 2007-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Rosemary (Rosemarinus officinialis L.) is an aromatic, medicinal and condiment plant that belongs to the family labiatae, reaching a height of 1.5 meter. Essential oil of rosemary, known as rosemary oil, is extracted by hydrodistillation method from the fresh leaves and twigs. The yield...