›› 2010, Vol. 5 ›› Issue (3): 102-108.

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Chemical investigation of decanted and hydrophilic fractions of Salvia sclarea essential oil

  

  • 收稿日期:2010-03-22 修回日期:2010-06-24 出版日期:2010-06-20 发布日期:2010-06-20

Chemical investigation of decanted and hydrophilic fractions of Salvia sclarea essential oil

Ram Swaroop Verma 1,2*   

  1. 1 Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP, CSIR), Research Centre, Purara, P.O. - Gagrigole, Bageshwar, Uttarakhand 263688, India 2 Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP, CSIR), Research Centre, Pantnagar, P.O. - Dairy Farm Nagla, Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand 263149, India
  • Received:2010-03-22 Revised:2010-06-24 Online:2010-06-20 Published:2010-06-20
  • Contact: Ram Swaroop Verma

Abstract: The decanted and recovered (hydrophilic fraction) essential oils of Salvia sclarea obtained from a field distillation unit and Clevenger apparatus distilled essential oil were analyzed by GC and GC-MS. A total of 20 components representing 96.45 %–99.53 % of the oils were identified. The major components of the oils were linalool (27.08 %-62.51 %), linalyl acetate (nil–43.01 %), α-terpineol (2.12 %–20.58 %), β-myrcene (2.03 %–7.29 %), geraniol (0.74 %–4.84 %), (E)-β-ocimene (1.19 %–4.83 %) and geranyl acetate (0.36 %–3.11 %). The oxygenated monoterpenes were found to be higher in the recovered oil (90.28 %) followed by Clevenger distilled oil (87.13 %) and decanted oil (80.39 %). Monoterpene and sesquiterpene hydrocarbons were found to be higher in the decanted oil (17.38 % and 1.45 %, respectively) compared with Clevenger oil (11.38 % and 0.64 %, respectively) and recovered oil (6.06 % and nil, respectively). One of the major components of the decanted oil, linalyl acetate, was not present in the recovered oil obtained from the field distillation unit.

Key words: Salvia sclarea, field distillation, decanted oil, recovered oil, GC-MS, linalool, linalyl acetate