Extraction and investigation of the chemical composition of essential oil from Ocimum africanum L.

Ocimum africanum L. is a distinctive Vietnamese herb, especially common in Tuy Hòa, Phú Yên. This study focuses on extracting and analyzing the chemical composition of the essential oil derived from the leaves of Ocimum africanum. The essential oil was extracted using the steam distillation method and its chemical composition was analyzed using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS).