Volatile composition of <i>Curcuma angustifolia</i> Roxb. rhizome from central and southern India
Archana Srivastava, Shruti Srivastava, K. V. Syamsundar
Flavour and Fragrance Journal
Abstract
Abstract The rhizome essential oils of Curcuma angustifolia from Central and Southern India were subjected to GC/MS analysis, which resulted in the identification of 81 and 78 constituents, accounting for more than 95 and 99% of the oil contents, respectively. The major constituents in the rhizome oil from Central India were xanthorrhizol isomer (12.7%), methyl eugenol (10.5%), palmitic acid (5.2%) and camphor (4.2%), while the rhizomes oil from Travancore (Southern India) had germacrone (12.8%), camphor (12.3%), isoborneol (8.7%), curdione (8.4%) and 1,8‐cineole (4.8%) as major constituents. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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camphor is present in Curcuma angustifolia rhizome oil from Central India
“The major constituents in the rhizome oil from Central India were xanthorrhizol isomer (12.7%), methyl eugenol (10.5%), palmitic acid (5.2%) and camphor (4.2%),”
germacrone is present in Curcuma angustifolia rhizome oil from Southern India
“while the rhizomes oil from Travancore (Southern India) had germacrone (12.8%), camphor (12.3%), isoborneol (8.7%), curdione (8.4%) and 1,8‐cineole (4.8%) as major constituents.”
camphor is present in Curcuma angustifolia rhizome oil from Southern India
“while the rhizomes oil from Travancore (Southern India) had germacrone (12.8%), camphor (12.3%), isoborneol (8.7%), curdione (8.4%) and 1,8‐cineole (4.8%) as major constituents.”