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Rhizome and Leaf Oil Composition ofCurcuma longafrom the Lower Himalayan Region of Northern India

Vijay Kumar Raina, S. K. Srivastava, Kodakandla V. Syamsundar

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The essential oils of Curcuma longa L. (Zingiberaceae) were isolated from its rhizomes and leaves by hydrodistillation. The oils were analyzed by high resolution GC and GC/MS. Fifty-two constituents were identifed from rhizome oil representing 98.6% of the oil. The major constituents of the oil were α-turmerone (44.1%), β-turmerone (18.5%) and ar-turmerone (5.4%). From the leaf oil, 61 compounds were identifed constituting 99.8% of the oil and main constituents were α-phellandrene (53.4%), terpinolene (11.5%) and 1,8-cineole (10.5%).

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The essential oils of Curcuma longa L. (Zingiberaceae) were isolated from its rhizomes and leaves by hydrodistillation. The oils were analyzed by high resolution GC and GC/MS. Fifty-two constituents were identifed from rhizome oil representing 98.6% of the oil. The major constituents of the oil were α-turmerone (44.1%), β-turmerone (18.5%) and ar-turmerone (5.4%). From the leaf oil, 61 compounds were identifed constituting 99.8% of the oil and main constituents were α-phellandrene (53.4%), terpinolene (11.5%) and 1,8-cineole (10.5%).

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The essential oils of Curcuma longa L. (Zingiberaceae) were isolated from its rhizomes and leaves by hydrodistillation. The oils were analyzed by high resolution GC and GC/MS. Fifty-two constituents were identifed from rhizome oil representing 98.6% of the oil. The major constituents of the oil were α-turmerone (44.1%), β-turmerone (18.5%) and ar-turmerone (5.4%). From the leaf oil, 61 compounds were identifed constituting 99.8% of the oil and main constituents were α-phellandrene (53.4%), terpinolene (11.5%) and 1,8-cineole (10.5%).

Key concepts: Rhizome, Zingiberaceae, Curcuma, Essential oil, Composition (language), Botany, Traditional medicine, Biology

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