Chemical composition of the leaf essential oil of Zhumeria majdae growing in South Iran
In: Chemistry of Natural Compounds, Jg. 45 (2009-05-01), S. 429-430
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The monotypic and endemic Iranian Zhumeria majdae Rech. F. (Lamiaceae), known locally by the name of Mohrekhosh, was recently described as the first member of a new genus of Zhumeria [1]. It has a limited geographical range in southern Iran [2]. In folk medicine, the leaves have been used for many years as a curative for stomach aches, as an antiseptic, and for the treatment of painful menstruation [3]. The antinociceptive, anti-inflammatory, and acute toxicity properties of the extract of Z. majdae were reported by Hosseinzadeh et al [4]. Two new diterpenes with rearranged abietane skeletons from the roots of Z. majdae were previously studied [5]. Because of the various uses of Z. majdae and its essential oil, I decided to study the constituents of the leaf essential oil of Z. majdae from Geno mountain, Hormozgan province, south of Iran. The present paper deals with the detailed analysis of the oil by capillary GC and GC-MS with the determination of the percentage composition. The aerial parts of Z. majdae yielded 7.5% v/w of a yellowish oil, which was determined by the gravimetric method and calculated as a percentage with respect to the mass of starting dry plant material. In this oil 22 components, which represented about 99% of the total composition, were identified and listed in Table 1 with their percentage compositions. The constituents are listed in the order of their elution from HP-5MS column. This oil consisted mainly of eleven monoterpene hydrocarbons (13.8%), eight oxygenated monoterpenes (83.7%), and two sesquiterpenes (0.6%). The major components are camphor (42.1%), linalool (35.6%), camphene (4.1%), and limonene (3.4%). This is a first report on the leaf essential oil analysis of Z. majdae from Geno mountain. According to the data from Table 1 on the essential oil of Z. majdae in the province of Hormozgan, South of Iran, the monoterpenes are the main components (97.5%) relative to sesquiterpenes (0.6%).
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Chemical composition of the leaf essential oil of Zhumeria majdae growing in South Iran
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Majrouhi, A. A. |
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Zeitschrift: | Chemistry of Natural Compounds, Jg. 45 (2009-05-01), S. 429-430 |
Veröffentlichung: | Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2009 |
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ISSN: | 1573-8388 (print) ; 0009-3130 (print) |
DOI: | 10.1007/s10600-009-9323-0 |
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