CSIR CIMAP AROMA | Essential Oil Details

Essential Oil Details

Essential Name

: Plantago ovata Niharika essential oil

Plant Name

: Psyllium, isabgol or isabhghula

Plant Variety Name

: Niharika

Plant Tissue Name

: Seed

Introduction

Plantago ovata (Family: Plantaginaceae) is native of the Mediterranean region, North Africa and west Asia including India and Pakistan.It grows world wide but is most common in India. High yielding 10-11 q/ha; swelling index/ mucilage 442

Other Details

It was used in icecreams for flavour and thickness.

Biological Activity Details

Serial No.	Biological Activity Name
1	Anti-bacterial

Reference

1. Lal RK, Sharma JR, Misra HO.1998. development of new variety "Niharika" of isabgol. Register of new genotypes of cultivars. J Med Arom Pl Sci 20: 421-422.

2. Seifi, Hooman, et al. "Chemometric Resolution Approaches in Characterisation of Volatile Constituents in Plantago ovata Seeds using Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry: Methodology and Performance Assessment." Phytochemical Analysis 25.3 (2014): 273-281.

Major Compound Details

Serial No.	Compound Name	Compound Percentage(%)
1	Oleic Acid	23.30

Minor Compound Details

Serial No.	Compound Name	Compound Percentage(%)
1	1-Docosanol	0.41
2	Nonanal	0.9
3	N-Decane	0.8
4	Hexanoic Acid	0.11
5	Farnesane	0.11
6	Cycloheptanemethanol	0.12
7	Curcumene	0.12
8	2-Isopropylcyclohexanol	0.11
9	2-Decenal	0.18
10	2-Amylfuran	0.11
11	1-Tetracosanol	0.15
12	1-Eicosanol	0.64