2002•Acta PharmaceuticaRequires access

Chemical composition of essential oils of turmeric (Curcuma longa L.)

N. K. Leela, Aldo Tava, Pottachola Mohamad Shafi, Sinu P. John, B. Chempakam

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The essential oils of leaves, flowers, rhizomes and roots of turmeric (Curcuma longa L., Zingiberaceae) were analysed by GC-MS. The major constituent of flower oil was p-cymene-8-ol (26.0%) while leaf oil was dominated byα-phellandrene (32.6%). The rhizomes and roots contained ar-turmerone (31.0% and 46.8%, respectively) as major constituents.

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Key concepts: Zingiberaceae, Rhizome, Curcuma, Essential oil, Chemical composition, Botany, Traditional medicine, Chemistry