Research Article

The Protective Effect of Lavender Essential Oil and Its Main Component Linalool against the Cognitive Deficits Induced by D-Galactose and Aluminum Trichloride in Mice

Table 1

Chemical compositions of Lavandula angustifolia essential oil.

Peak numberName of the constituentsRetention time (min)Area (%)

1β-Pinene7.880.14
2Propionic acid8.10.77
31-Octyl-3-alcohol8.870.28
4Ethyl acetate9.310.32
5D-Limonene9.920.31
6Eucalyptol10.081.22
7trans-β-Ocimene10.348.6
83-Carene10.860.79
9cis-Linaloloxide12.10.12
10Linalool13.8937.96
111-Octyl-3-alcohol acetate14.350.49
12(+)-2-Bornanone16.640.13
13(±)-Lavandulol17.661.45
14(+)-Borneol18.160.56
15Terpinen-4-ol18.633.54
16α-Terpineol19.690.82
17Linalyl acetate22.9529.34
18Lavandulyl acetate25.212.68
19Caryophyllene34.841.1
20trans-β-Farnesene38.180.69