Open AccessChemical composition of essential oils of leaves, flowers and fruits of Hortia oreadica
Author(s) -
Danillo Luiz dos Santos,
Heleno Dias Ferreira,
Leonardo Luiz Borges,
José Realino de Paula,
Leonice Manrique Faustino Tresvenzol,
Pierre Alexandre dos Santos,
Pedro Henrique Ferri,
Stone de Sá,
Tatiana de Sousa Fiuza
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
revista brasileira de farmacognosia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.432
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1981-528X
pISSN - 0102-695X
DOI - 10.1016/j.bjp.2015.08.008
Subject(s) - essential oil , chemical composition , composition (language) , botany , biology , rutaceae , horticulture , traditional medicine , chemistry , medicine , linguistics , philosophy , organic chemistry
Hortia oreadica Groppo, Kallunki & Pirani, Rutaceae, known as “para-tudo”, “quina”, and “quina-do-campo”, is used in traditional medicine locally to treat stomach pain and fevers. The aims of this study were: analyze the chemical composition of essential oils from leaves, flowers and fruits of H. oreadica and verify the seasonal variation of the chemical components of essential oils from leaves. The essential oils were obtained by hydrodistillation using a Clevenger type apparatus and analyzed by GC/MS. The major components found in the samples of the essential oils were the amorpha-4,7(11)-diene (29.27% – flowers, 20.26% – fruits, 27.66–37.89% – leaves), bicyclogermacrene (23.28% – flowers, 20.64% – fruits, 14.71% to 31.37% – leaves). This work represents the first study of the chemical composition of essential oils from leaves, flowers and fruits and seasonal variation in the essential oils from leaves of H. oreadica