Essential Oil Composition of the Dracocephalum moldavica L from Xinjiang in China
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- 1College of TCM, XinJiang Medical University, Urumqi-830011, XinJiang, China.
- 2College of Pharmacy, XinJiang Medical University, Urumqi-830011, XinJiang, China.
- 3Institute of Quality Testing of Xinjiang; Urumqi-830002, XinJiang, China.
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Tian Shuge
College of TCM, XinJiang Medical University, Urumqi-830011, XinJiang, China.
Received: 18-05-2009; Accepted: 03-06-2009.
Volume 1, Issue 4 · pp. 172-174 · 2009 · DOI:
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The essential oil of Dracocephalum moldavica L from Xinjiang in China was isolated by hydrodistillation in yield of 0.15 %(w/w). The chemical composition of the essential oil was analyzed by GC and GCMS. Fifty-one compounds accounting for 99.45% of the total oil were identified. The major components wereα-Citral (32.55%),β-Citral (23.53%), Acetic acid, geranial ester(21.32%), Trans-Geraniol(3.38%), Nerolacetate(3.38%), Octane(2.14%), and 2,4,6-Trimethyl -3-cyclohexene-1-carboxaldehyde (1.3%). Monotenepers were the main group of compounds.
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Shuge, T., Xiaoying, Z., Fan, Z., Dongqing, A., & Tao, Y. (2009). Essential Oil Composition of the Dracocephalum moldavica L from Xinjiang in China. Pharmacognosy Research, 1(4), 172-174.
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