Essential Oil Details
Introduction
Essential oil is used in flavour liquors, vinegars, bread, pasteries, candies. In culinary articles. Used in Indian, folk & Inani system of abortifacient, carminative, cardiotonic, stimulant.
Reference
1. Anonymous 2006. CIM-Sujal; High yielding variety of fennel Foeniculum vulgare (Miller) with better anethol content. CIMAP Newsletter 2: 20.
2. García-Jiménez, Noemí, María José Péerez-Alonso, and Arturo Velasco-Negueruela. "Chemical composition of fennel oil, Foeniculum vulgare Miller, from Spain." Journal of Essential Oil Research 12.2 (2000): 159-162.
3. Stefanini, M. B., et al. "Seed productivity, yield and composition of the essential oil of fennel Foeniculum vulgare var. dulcis in the season of the year." Revista Brasileira de Plantas Medicinais 8 (2006): 86-90.
Major Compound Details
| Serial No. | Compound Name | Compound Percentage(%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trans-Anethole | 73.81 |
| 2 | Fenchone | 15.8 |
| 3 | Alpha-Pinene | 15.8 |
| 4 | Myristicin | 14.8 |
| 5 | Beta-Pinene | 13.4 |
Minor Compound Details
| Serial No. | Compound Name | Compound Percentage(%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Limonene | 5.26 |
| 2 | Exo-Fenchyl Acetate | 4.24 |
| 3 | Gamma-Terpinene | 3.9 |
| 4 | Myrcene | 2.0 |
| 5 | Methyl Chavicol | 2.56 |
| 6 | Alpha-Phellandrene | 1.0 |
| 7 | P-Cymene | 0.7 |
| 8 | Methyl Eugenol | 0.6 |
| 9 | Eugenol | 0.2 |
| 10 | Elemicine | 0.3 |
| 11 | Delta-Cadinene | 0.2 |
| 12 | Bornyl Acetate | 0.2 |
| 13 | Alpha-Copaene | 0.4 |
| 14 | Alpha-Bergamotene | 0.2 |