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Constituents of Vitex agnus‐castus L. Essential Oil
Author(s) -
Senatore Felice,
Della Porta Giovanna,
Reverchon Ernesto
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
flavour and fragrance journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.393
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1099-1026
pISSN - 0882-5734
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1026(199605)11:3<179::aid-ffj566>3.0.co;2-6
Subject(s) - chemistry , sabinene , vitex , verbenaceae , essential oil , traditional medicine , caryophyllene , terpene , gas chromatography–mass spectrometry , chromatography , organic chemistry , mass spectrometry , medicine , limonene
Essential oils were obtained by hydrodistillation of leaves, inflorescences and fruits of Vitex agnus‐castus L. (Verbenaceae). Yields ranged from 0.8 to 1.8% on dry weight basis. Eighty‐five compounds were identified by GC‐MS. The ratio of hydrocarbon oxygen‐containing components was nearly 1:1. 1,8‐Cineole, αterpinol, sabinene, β‐caryophyllene and β‐selinene and cis ‐β‐farnesene were the main components in the oils.