Essential oil composition from fresh and dried leaves of C. tamala

Authors

  • JU Chowdhury BCSIR Laboratories, Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1205,
  • GC Shaha BCSIR Laboratories, Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1205,
  • F Begum BCSIR Laboratories, Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1205,
  • MNH Bhuiyan Institute of Food Science and Technology, BCSIR, Dhaka-1205,
  • M Rahim Institute of Food Science and Technology, BCSIR, Dhaka-1205,

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjsir.v48i2.15747

Keywords:

Eugenol, Spathulenol, Methyl Eugenol, ?-Humulene, Caryophyllene

Abstract

The essential oil of Cinnamomum tamala Nees grown at laboratory campus of BCSIR, Dhaka was obtained from its fresh and dried leaves by hydrodistillation. The oils were analyzed by GC-MS. The major components in the fresh leaf oil were eugenol (75.28%) followed by spathulenol (10.06%), eugenyl acetate (9.82%) and in the dried leaf oil were eugenol (68.02%), spathulenol (12.73%), methyl eugenol(6.42%), ?-humulene (4.35%) & caryophyllene (3.58%).

Bangladesh J. Sci. Ind. Res. 48(2), 151-154, 2013

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjsir.v48i2.15747

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Published

2013-07-21

How to Cite

Chowdhury, J., Shaha, G., Begum, F., Bhuiyan, M., & Rahim, M. (2013). Essential oil composition from fresh and dried leaves of C. tamala. Bangladesh Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research, 48(2), 151–154. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjsir.v48i2.15747

Issue

Vol. 48 No. 2 (2013)

Section

Short Communications

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