Chemical Composition of Curcuma Longa Leaves and Rhizome Oil from the Plains of Northern India
Awasthi PK1, Dixit SC2★★ Corresponding author
- 1Department of Chemistry, D.B.S. College, Kanpur, INDIA.
- 2NIMS University, Jaipur, INDIA.
Volume 1, Issue 4 · pp. 312–316 · PUBLISHED · DOI: 10.4103/0975-1483.59319
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Hydro distillation of rhizomes and leaves of Curcuma longa resulted in the isolation of 0.36% and 0.53% of oils (w/v) respectively on a fresh weight basis. GC and GC-MS analysis resulted in the identiÞ cation of 73 constituents in rhizomes comprising 95.2% of the oil, of which the major ones were ar-turmerone (31.7%), α-turmerone (12.9%), β-turmerone (12.0%) and (Z) β-ocimene (5.5%). In the oils, 75 constituents comprising 77.5% of the oils were identiÞ ed, the major ones were α-phellantrene (9.1%), terpinolene (8.8%), 1,8-cinceole (7.3%), undecanol (7.1) and p-cymene (5.5%).
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PK, A., & SC, D. (). Chemical Composition of Curcuma Longa Leaves and Rhizome Oil from the Plains of Northern India. Journal of Young Pharmacists, 1(4), 312–316. https://doi.org/10.4103/0975-1483.59319