Chemical composition of litsea cubeba oil growing wild in Bach Ma mountains
- Author:
Nguyen Thi Tam
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Litsea cubeba oil
- MeSH:
Chemistry;
Biochemistry;
Plants
- From:Journal of Medicinal Materials - Hanoi
2003;8(2):95-96
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Materials and methods: Fruits and leaves of Litsea cubeba (Lour.) Pers. were collected in August 2001. The essential oil analysis was carried out by combination of capillary gas chromatography and mas spectrometry. Results: 16 constituents were identified in the fruit oil, and 27 in the leaf oil. The major components of the fruit oil were geranial (46.83%) and neral (38.77%). The monoterpenic hydrocarbon compounds occurred in a very low amount, except l-limonene (2.14%). The other oxygenated compounds as well as the sesquiterpenic compounds were only about 1%. The major constituents of the leaf oil were cis-ocimene (42.84%) and cineole (10.54%). In addition, there were: linalool (2.07%), terpinene-4-ol (3.65%) and alpha-terpineol (3.65%). The monoterpenic hydrocarbon compounds were found at the level of 74.56%.
