Chemical components in volatile oil from <i>Blumea balsamifera</i> (L.) DC.

Authors

  • Md Nazrul Islam Bhuiyan BCSIR Laboratories, Chittagong, P.O. Chittagong Cantonment, Chittagong
  • Jasim Uddin Chowdhury BCSIR Laboratories, Chittagong, P.O. Chittagong Cantonment, Chittagong
  • Jaripa Begum BCSIR Laboratories, Chittagong, P.O. Chittagong Cantonment, Chittagong

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjb.v38i1.5132

Keywords:

Blumea balsamifera, Essential oil, Volatile oil, Chemical components

Abstract

GC-MS analysis of essential oil of Blumea balsamifera (L.) DC. leaf revealed the presence of 50 components, contributing to 99.07% of the oil. The dominant components in the oil from leaves were borneol (33.22%), caryophyllene (8.24%), ledol (7.12%), tetracyclo[6,3,2,0,(2.5).0(1,8) tridecan-9-ol, 4,4-dimethyl (5.18%), phytol(4.63%), caryophyllene oxide(4.07%), guaiol (3.44%), thujopsene-13 (4.42%), dimethoxydurene (3.59%) and γ-eudesmol (3.18%).

Key words: Blumea balsamifera; Essential oil; Volatile oil; Chemical components

DOI: 10.3329/bjb.v38i1.5132

Bangladesh J. Bot. 38(1): 107-109, 2009 (June)

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Bhuiyan, M. N. I., Chowdhury, J. U., & Begum, J. (2010). Chemical components in volatile oil from <i>Blumea balsamifera</i> (L.) DC. Bangladesh Journal of Botany, 38(1), 107–109. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjb.v38i1.5132

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Vol. 38 No. 1 (2009)

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Short Communications

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