The easily volatile components from zhizome of Curcuma zedoria Rosc. cultivated in Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces
- Author:
Le Quy Bao
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
zhizome, volatile, Curcuma zedoria Rosc
- MeSH:
Oils, Volatile;
Curcuma;
Plants, Medicinal
- From:Pharmaceutical Journal
2004;34(11):9-11
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
The study on chemical components of volatile oil of Nga Truat root collected in Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces found that in the mobile fluid of yellowish volatile oil of Nga Truat with special are matic of curcuma an essential productivity of 0,22% of fresh root was identified. In volatile oil samples, rich content of epicurzerenon, germacrone was determined. The other components of lower contents are betapinen 1,8- cineole, caphor, isoborneol, beta- elemene, zingiberen, benzofuran -6- ethyxyl 4,5,6,7- tetrahydro-3,6- dimethyl -5-isopropyl, T- muurolol. Monoterpen content in volatile oils is lower considerably than the content of sesquiterpen and oxygene containing conrespondents substances. There compounds give special aromatic smell of the oils
