Distillation time effecting on the composition of essential oils and their antioxidant and antimicrobial activities.

The essential oils (EOs) of Munby, an aromatic and medicinal plant endemic in Algeria, were extracted by different hydrodistillation times (30 min, 1, 2 and 3 h) and analyzed by GC and GC-MS. The chromatographic analysis showed that thymol (32.7-45.