Journal of
Medicinal Plants Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Med. Plants Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0875
  • DOI: 10.5897/JMPR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 3831

Full Length Research Paper

1, 8-Cineole: A predominant component in the essential oil of large cardamom (Amomum subulatum Roxb.)

A. K. Bhandari1*, V. K. Bisht1, J. S. Negi1 and M. Baunthiyal2  
1Herbal Analytical Laboratory, Herbal Research and Development Institute, Mandal, Gopeshwar (Chamoli) - 246 401, Uttarakhand, India. 2Department of Biotechnology, GB Pant Engineering Collage, Ghurdauri, Uttarakhand, India.  
Email: [email protected]

  •  Published: 10 July 2013

Abstract

Oil obtained by hydro-distillation of the dried capsules of large cardamom (Amomum subulatum Roxb.) grown in Uttarakhand, India was analyzed by GC-MS. A total 18 components representing 99.21% of the total oil contents were identified by mass spectra and relative retention indices. The predominant constituents of the oil were found to be 1, 8-cineole (73.27%) followed by α-terpineol (4.23%), limonene (4.2%), α-terpinyl acetate (3.33%), α-pinene (2.9%), terpinen-4-ol (2.82%), β-pinene (2.12%), ν-terpinene (1.8%) andα-bisabolene (1.4%).

 

Key words: Amomum subulatum, Clevenge, hydro-distillation, essential oil, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS)

 

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