Constituents of the essential oil of blumea brevipes (Oliv. & Hiern) Willd.
Date
1994Author
Mwangi, J.W.
Achola, K.J
Lwande, W.
Hassanali, A.
Laurent, R
Type
ArticleLanguage
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The composition of the essential oil of Blumea brevipes (Oliv. & Hiero) Willd. isolated by hydrodistillation was analysed by GC and GC-MS. Sixty-eight compounds constituting about 94% of the oil were identified. The main components were terpinen-4-ol (27.6%), germacrene-D (15.4%), sabinene (8.0%) and 'Y-terpinene (5.5%). The essential oil composition of B. brevi pes presented here (terpinenol-germacrene-type) is different from that of other Blumeal Laggera species.
Citation
Flavour and fragrance journal, vol.9,233-235 (1994)Publisher
Department of Pharmacy, University of Nairobi The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE),
Subject
Blumea brevi pes (Oliv. & Hiem) Willd. Asteraceae Essential oil GC-MS Terpinen-4-ol Germacrene-DDescription
Constituents of the Essential Oil of Blumea brevipes (Oliv. & Hiern) Willd.
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