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Headspace analysis of the dried herb of passion flower ( Herba Passiflorae ) and dried flowers of lime tree ( Flores Tiliae )
Author(s) -
Buchbauer Gerhard,
Jirovetz Leopold,
Remberg Barbara,
Remberg Gerd,
Nikiforov Alexej
Publication year - 1992
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.2730070607
Subject(s) - chemistry , herb , limonene , lime , botany , horticulture , chromatography , traditional medicine , essential oil , medicinal herbs , medicine , biology , materials science , metallurgy
The headspace of the dried herb of Passiflora incarnata L. (Passifloraceae) and that of the officinal lime tree drug (comprising of the dried flowers of Tilia cordata Mill. and/or T. platyphyllos Scop.; Tiliaceae) were investigated by GC, GC‐MS and GC‐FTIR. As main compounds of the headspace of P. incarnata limonene, cumene, α‐pinene, prezizaene, zizaene and zizanene, and of the headspace of lime tree flowers p ‐cymene, fenchone, α‐thujone, β‐thujone, camphor, anethole and menthone were identified by GC retention time correlations and by their mass and/or IR spectra. Additionally, information on the odour impression of the headspace samples, and data obtained by a sniffing technique are given. No single compound has been found to be responsible on its own for the typical odour of these drugs.