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Volatile constituents of the rhizome oil of Curcuma caesia Roxb. from central India
Author(s) -
Pandey Ashok K.,
Chowdhury Ashim R.
Publication year - 2003
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.1255
Subject(s) - rhizome , curcuma , chemistry , camphor , borneol , essential oil , traditional medicine , zingiberaceae , sesquiterpene , eucalyptol , chromatography , organic chemistry , medicine , alternative medicine , traditional chinese medicine , pathology
The volatile rhizomes oil of Curcuma caesia was analysed by GC–MS, which resulted in the identification of 30 components, representing 97.48% of the oil, with camphor (28.3%), ar ‐turmerone (12.3%), ( Z )‐ β ‐ocimene (8.2%), ar ‐curcumene (6.8%), 1,8‐cineole (5.3%), β ‐elemene (4.8%), borneol (4.4%), bornyl acetate (3.3%) and γ ‐curcumene (2.82%) as the major constituents. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.