Polyphenolic Content, Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activity of Hydrosols from Some Aromatic Lamiaceae Plants

Abstract

Hydrosols, also named hydrolates or aromatic waters, are considered distillation by-productsobtained during essential oil extraction from herbs or spices, which are usually discarded. [...]

Keywords

• steam distillation
• by-products
• polyphenols
• antioxidant activity
• antimicrobial activity