Analysis of the Constituents of Volatile Oil in Artemisia Indica from Guangxi
- VernacularTitle:广西产五月艾挥发油成分分析
- Author:
Huaien WU
;
Zhiying WEI
;
Yaohua LI
;
Chenyan LIANG
;
Haiyan LIANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Guangxi;
Artemisia indica;
Volatile oil;
GC-MS
- From:
China Pharmacy
2001;0(09):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To analyze the constituents of volatile oil in Artemisia indica from different area of Guangxi, and to compared which with those in Artemisia argyi. METHODS: The volatile oil was extracted from Artemisia indica and Artemisia argyi respectively by steam distillation. The constituents of the volatile oil were identified by GC-MS technology. RESULTS: The yield of the collected volatile oil of Artemisia indica from different area of Guangxi was 0.32%～0.67%, and compared with Artemisia argyi, both were found to contain the following main constituents: eucalyptol, camphor, borneol, germacrene D, caryophyllene, caryophyllene oxide, terpineol, azulene etc. But the content of the same constituents in Artemisia indica varied with different producing area and there was also difference for a certain constituent of the volatile oil. CONCLUSION: The study results serve as a scientific basis for rational use of Artemisia indica from Guangxi.
