Constituents of essential oils from leaves and seeds of <i>Foeniculum vulgare</i> Mill. cultivated in Bangladesh

Authors

  • Jasim Uddin Chowdhury BCSIR Laboratories, Chittagong, P.O. Chittagong Cantonment, Chittagong
  • Md Hosnay Mobarok BCSIR Laboratories, Chittagong, P.O. Chittagong Cantonment, Chittagong
  • Md Nazrul Islam Bhuiyan BCSIR Laboratories, Chittagong, P.O. Chittagong Cantonment, Chittagong
  • Nemai Chandra Nandi BCSIR Laboratories, Chittagong, P.O. Chittagong Cantonment, Chittagong

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjb.v38i2.5144

Keywords:

Foeniculum vulgare Mill, Essential oil, Anethole, Limonene, Bangladesh

Abstract

Analysis of essential oils obtained from the seeds and leaves of Foeniculum vulgare Mill. cultivated in Bangladesh revealed that anethole was the major constituent (58.5% in seed oil and 51.1% in leaf oil), followed by limonene (19.6% in seed oil and 22.9% in leaf oil). Other components present in leaf oil included anisaldehyde, fenchyl acetate and fenchone, while seed oil contained fenchone, α-pinene, fenchyl acetate, γ-terpinene and anisaldehyde. Besides, minor constituents like camphene, camphor, myrcene, pahllandrene, ocimene, β-bisabolene and apiol were obtained from seeds and leaves.

Key words: Foeniculum vulgare Mill; Essential oil; Anethole; Limonene; Bangladesh

DOI: 10.3329/bjb.v38i2.5144

Bangladesh J. Bot. 38(2): 181-183, 2009 (December)

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Chowdhury, J. U., Mobarok, M. H., Bhuiyan, M. N. I., & Nandi, N. C. (2010). Constituents of essential oils from leaves and seeds of <i>Foeniculum vulgare</i> Mill. cultivated in Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of Botany, 38(2), 181–183. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjb.v38i2.5144

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Vol. 38 No. 2 (2009)

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Short Communications

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