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Chemical Composition of the Essential Oil from the Rhizomes ofAlpinia henryiK. Schum. of Vietnam

Phan Minh Giang, Son T. Phan, Wilfried Α. König

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The essential oil from the fresh rhizomes of Alpinia henryi K. Schum. (Zingiberaceae) collected in Vietnam was analyzed by GC and GC/MS. Twenty-five compounds, representing 86.4% of the oil, were identified. The oil was characterized by a high content of 1,8-cineole (45.1%).

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Key concepts: Zingiberaceae, Rhizome, Alpinia, Essential oil, Botany, Composition (language), Traditional medicine, Chemistry