Chemical composition of the essential oil from the leaves of Curcuma zedoaria Rosc. of Indian origin

The essential oil, which was produced by hydrodistillation of Curcuma zedoaria (Zingiberaceae) leaves, was investigated by GC and GC/MS. Twenty-three compounds were identified, accounting for 75% of the oil. The oil of C. zedoaria was made up mainly of mono- and sesquiterpenoids, monoterpene hydroca...

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Published in:The Journal of essential oil research 2005, Vol.17 (1), p.29-31
Main Authors: Garg, S.N, Naquvi, A.A, Bansal, R.P, Bahl, J.R, Kumar, S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
chemical composition
Curcuma
Curcuma zedoaria
essential oil composition
essential oils
indigenous species
leaves
medicinal plants
plant extracts
volatile organic compounds
wild plants
Zingiberaceae
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Summary:The essential oil, which was produced by hydrodistillation of Curcuma zedoaria (Zingiberaceae) leaves, was investigated by GC and GC/MS. Twenty-three compounds were identified, accounting for 75% of the oil. The oil of C. zedoaria was made up mainly of mono- and sesquiterpenoids, monoterpene hydrocarbons (2.3%), oxygenated monoterpenes (26%), sesquiterpene hydrocarbons (38%), and oxygenated sesquiterpenes (13.5%). alpha-Terpinyl acetate (8.4%), isoborneol (7%), dehydrocurdione (9%) and selina-4(15),7(11)-dien-8-one (9.4%) were the major constituents of the leaf oil.
ISSN:1041-2905
2163-8152
DOI:10.1080/10412905.2005.9698821