scholarly journals ISOLATION AND CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF VOLATILE OILS OF CENTRATHERUM ANTHELMINTICUM AND CITRUS AURANTIFOLIA

Author(s):  
Shweta Srivastava

Introduction: Centratherum anthelminticum is an ethnomedicinal plant in India and a common ingredient in Ayurvedic formulations. The pharmacological effects of C. anthelminticum ranges from anti-oxidant, anti-diabetic, anti-microbial to recently found anti-cancer activity. Citrus aurantifolia (Rutaceae) is mainly used in daily consumption, in many cultural cuisines, and in juice production. It is widely used because of its antibacterial, anticancer, antidiabetic, antifungal, anti-hypertensive, anti-inflammation, anti-lipidemia, and antioxidant properties. Objective: To isolate and identify the compounds in the essential oils from the seeds of C. anthelminticum Kuntz and peels of C. aurantifolia (Christm.) swingle collected from the Delhi NCR region. Materials and Methods: The essential oils from seeds of C. anthelminticum Kuntz and peels of C. aurantifolia were extracted by steam distillation and analyzed by gas chromatograph and gas chromatography–mass spectrometer. Results: Chemical characterization of the volatile oil and seeds of C. anthelminticum Kuntz showed that the oil is greenish and semi viscous. The major component of the oil was found to be beta-caryophyllene (64.43%), beta-pinene (9.81%), alpha-humulene (4.64%), caryophyllene oxide (2.24%), gamma-elemene (1.73%), limonene (1.48%) and myrecene (0.11%). Whereas the major constituents of volatile oil from peels of C. aurantifolia comprises of twenty nine components viz.  sesquiterpne alcohols (20.68%) including  Globulol, Hurmularel, 6 - dien - 3 - ol. (-) -Spathulenol, ledol,alpha-bisabolol, - (-) Spathulenol and Sesquíterpene esters (20.68%), caryophyllene, alpha- Farnesene, alpha-Caryophylline, gamma -elemene, gamma-.neoclovene, monoterpene alcohol (13.79%). Conclusion: The present study revealed the chemical composition of essential oils of both the drugs under study which can be used as references in the food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries.

Author(s):  
Iqra Sarfraz ◽  
Azhar Rasul ◽  
Ghulam Hussain ◽  
Muhammad Ajmal Shah ◽  
Bushra Nageen ◽  
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: Oxalis corniculata (Oxalidaceae) is a small decumbent and delicate appearing medicinal herb flourishing in warm temperate and tropical domains such as Pakistan and India. Main bioactive chemical constituents of Oxalis plant include several alkaloids, flavonoids, terpenoids, cardiac glycosides, saponins, phlobatannins along with steroids. Due to its polyphenolic, glycosides and flavonoid profile, it is proved to be protective in numerous ailments and exhibit various biological activities such as anti-fungal, anti-cancer, anti-oxidant, anti-bacterial, anti-diabetic, and cardioprotective. Moreover, bioactive phytochemicals from this plant possess significant wound healing potential. Our current effort intends to emphasize on the immense significance of this plant species, which have not been the subject matter of clinical trials and effective pharmacological studies, even though its favored usage has been stated. This review proposes that Oxalis corniculata possess potential for the cure of various diseases, however, further researches on isolation and characterization of bioactive compounds along with pre-clinical trials are compulsory to figure out its pharmacological applications.


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Hydrodistillation of the fresh leaves of E.grandis×E.urophylla hybrids and pure species E.grandis, E.urophylla, E.pellita, E.camaldulensis, E. dunni, and E.saligna collected from the trees grown in Guangxi Huangmian Forest (China), afforded essential oils in yields varying from 0.24±0.15% to 5.36±0.28%, according to the species. Analysis by GC (FID) and GC/MS allowed the identification of 67 compounds, representing 82.55% to 91.03% of the total oil composition. The dominant compounds were 1,8-cineole in E.saligna, E.urophylla, E.grandis×E.urophylla, E.grandis, E.pellita and E. dunni (67.48, 57.12, 48.21, 23.64, 20.34, 20.22%), p-Cymene in E.camaldulensis,E. dunni and E.grandis(21.32, 14.74, 13.38%), α-pinene in E.grandis and E.grandis×E.urophylla (21.77, 15.55%), α-terpinene in E. dunni and E.grandis (17.96, 9.35%), α-terpineol in E.pellita and E.saligna (19.24,11.54%), respectively. Hierarchical Cluster Analysis separated the characterized essential oils into two groups, each constituting a chemotype. E.grandis×E.urophylla and E.urophylla were classified in the same group, while E.grandis in the other.


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