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Polynuclear aromatic compounds and other constituents of the herb essential oil of Salvia coccinea juss. ex murr.
Author(s) -
Onayade O. A.,
Scheffer J. J. C.,
Svendsen A. Baerheim
Publication year - 1991
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.2730060408
Subject(s) - chemistry , acenaphthene , herb , essential oil , salvia , botany , traditional medicine , organic chemistry , medicinal herbs , chromatography , phenanthrene , biology , medicine
The essential oils from herb samples of Salvia coccinea Juss. ex Murr. were analysed by GLC, LSC and GC‐MS. The plant material was collected from the same location in Ile‐Ife, Nigeria, in three consecutive years. About 40 components including polynuclear aromatic compounds and their alkyl derivatives were identified in some oil samples. Their major components were acenaphthene (18%), trans‐hex‐2‐enal (11%) and globulol (11%) in 1987, globulol (65%) and aromadendrene (11%) in 1988, and 2,5‐dimethoxy‐p‐cymene (29%) and globulol (16.5 %) in 1989. The polynuclear aromatic compounds detected most likely originate in the plants.