JOURNAL 719


Records of Natural Products
VOLUME & ISSUE
Year: 2014 Issue: 2 April-June
PAGES
p.71 - 82
STATISTICS
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AUTHORS
    Ahmet C. Goren
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GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT


ABSTRACT


Stachys genus is one of the largest genera of the Labiatae (Lamiaceae) family and is widely distributed across Europe and East Asia, as well as in America. In this study the essential oil composition and consumption pattern of Stachys species as food are discussed. A survey of the literature found that the genus was consumed primarily as teas and that this was due to their essential oil and phenolics contents. Some species of the genus are also consumed in Europe and China as a carbohydrate source.

KEYWORDS
  • Stachys L.
  • essential oil
  • carbohydrate source
  • stachyose
  • tea
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