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Components of Turnera diffusa Willd. var. afrodisiaca (Ward) Urb. Essential Oil
Author(s) -
Bicchi Carlo,
Rubiolo Patrizia,
Saranz Camargo Ely Eduardo,
Vilegas Wagner,
de Souza Gracioso Juliano,
Monteiro Souza Brito Alba Regina
Publication year - 2002
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/ffj.1155
Subject(s) - essential oil , chemistry , subtropics , botany , traditional medicine , food science , biology , ecology , medicine
Turnera diffusa Willd. var. afrodisiaca (Ward) Urb. (syn. T. aphrodisiaca) (Turneraceae) is a common aromatic plant growing wild in the subtropical regions of America and Africa. Its essential oil was studied by GC and GC–MS. Fifty‐four components were characterized and identified, the most abundant being 1,8‐cineol (11.4%), opoplenone (10.3%) cadalene (5.1%) and epi ‐cubenol (4.1%). Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.