Analysis of the volatile chemical constituents in Mindium laevigatum by gas chromatography - Mass spectrometry and correlative chemometric resolution methods

► Exact analysis of essential oils by combination of GC/MS and chemometrics. ► Expanding the number of constituents in complex with MCR-ALS. ► The presence of Thymol and Alpha-Terpinolene as distinctive feature of Mindium laevigatum. ► Capability of chemometric methods in resolving the overlapping and embedded peaks.