2014•Journal of chemical and pharmaceutical researchRequires access
Chemical composition of Vitex pseudo-negundo leavese ssential oil
Hassan Ahmadv, Saeede Ekbatan Hamadani, Shahrokh Bagheri, Forouzan Hadipour Moradi, Reza Mohammad Rezaei Khoramabadi, Peyman Khosravi, Hadis Salehi Ahmad Cheraghi, Rooh Angiz Cheraghi
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Abstract
There is increasing interest in herbal medicine and natural antioxidant products for use as medicines and food additives. The present work was identified the chemical composition compounds of Vitex pseudo-negundo leaves essential oil. This experimental study, which carried out in 2013 in Lorestan Medical Sciences University. Essential oil of Vitex leaves was prepared. The components of Vitex pseudo-negundo leaves essential oil were analyzed with gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS). GC/MS data and retention indices for reference essential oil leaves samples were used to identify 30 constituents. These compounds make up a total of 99.00 percent essential oil. 2,6,6-Trimethylbicyclo[3.1.1]hept-2-ene; 1,8-Cineole and Phenol, bis(1,1-dimethylethyl are the most of compounds of Vitex pseudo-negundo leaves essential oil. This study showed that essential oil of Vitex pseudo-negundo is a source easily accessible of natural antioxidants such as 1, 8-Cineole and Sabinene and it may be suitable for use in food and pharmaceutical applications.