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Essential Oil Details

Essential Name
: Chaerophyllum bulbosum essential oil
Plant Name
: turnip-rooted chervil
Plant Variety Name
: NA
Plant Tissue Name
: Aerial part

Introduction

The essential oil of C. bulbosum was obtained from aerial parts through hydrodistillation. GC–MS analysis identified 29 components, accounting for 92.2% of the total oil. The composition was dominated by (E)-?-farnesene (22.3%), (Z)-?-ocimene (18.8%), and myristicin (17.1%), with notable amounts of caryophyllene oxide (6.6%), allo-ocimene (5.1%), and (E)-?-ocimene (4.0%).

Other Details

The essential oil of C. bulbosum was obtained from aerial parts through hydrodistillation. GC–MS analysis identified 29 components, accounting for 92.2% of the total oil. The composition was dominated by (E)-?-farnesene (22.3%), (Z)-?-ocimene (18.8%), and myristicin (17.1%), with notable amounts of caryophyllene oxide (6.6%), allo-ocimene (5.1%), and (E)-?-ocimene (4.0%).

Reference

Masoudi, S., Faridchehr, A., Alizadehfard, S., Zabarjadshiraz, N., Chalabian, F., Taghizadfarid, R., & Rustaiyan, A. (2011). Chemical composition and antibacterial activity of the essential oils of Semenovia frigida and Chaerophyllum bulbosum from Iran. Chemistry of Natural Compounds47(5), 829-832.

Major Compound Details

Serial No.Compound Name Compound Percentage(%)
1 (E)-Beta-Farnesene 22.3
2 Myristicin 17.1
3 (E)-Beta-Ocimene 4

Minor Compound Details

Serial No.Compound Name Compound Percentage(%)
1 Caryophyllene Oxide 6.6
2 Cis-Allo-Ocimene 5.1
3 p-Cymene 2.7
4 Beta-Caryophyllene 1.3
5 Octanal 1.9
6 Geraniol 1.7
7 Thymol 0.9
8 Alpha-Pinene 0.2
9 Spathulenol 0.6
10 Alpha-Copaene 0.4
11 Nonanal 0.5
12 Cuparene 0.6
13 Neryl Acetate 0.5
14 1-Methylnaphthalene 0.8
15 Myrcene 0.4
16 2,6-Dimethylnaphthalene 0.7
17 Linalool 0.3
18 2-Methylnaphthalene 0.5
19 Limonene 0.2
20 Hexadecanoic Acid 0.6
21 Germacrene D 0.7
22 Gamma-Terpinene 0.4
23 Beta-Pinene 0.3