Essential Oil Composition of the Dracocephalum moldavica L from Xinjiang in China

Tian Shuge; Zhou Xiaoying; Zhang Fan; An Dongqing; Yang Tao

Essential Oil Composition of the Dracocephalum moldavica L from Xinjiang in China

Articles

Abstract

Pharmacognosy Research,2009,1,4,172-174.

DOI:

Published:January 2010

Type:Original Article

Authors:

Author(s) affiliations:

Tian Shuge¹, Zhou Xiaoying², Zhang Fan¹, An Dongqing¹, Yang Tao³

¹College of TCM, XinJiang Medical University, Urumqi-830011, XinJiang, CHINA.

²College of Pharmacy, XinJiang Medical University, Urumqi-830011, XinJiang, CHINA.

³Institute of Quality Testing of Xinjiang; Urumqi-830002, XinJiang, CHINA.

Abstract:

The essential oil of Dracocephalum moldavica L from Xinjiang in China was isolated by hydrodistillation in yield of 0.15 %(w/w). The chemical composition of the essential oil was analyzed by GC and GCMS. Fifty-one compounds accounting for 99.45% of the total oil were identified. The major components wereα-Citral (32.55%),β-Citral (23.53%), Acetic acid, geranial ester(21.32%), Trans-Geraniol(3.38%), Nerolacetate(3.38%), Octane(2.14%), and 2,4,6-Trimethyl -3-cyclohexene-1-carboxaldehyde (1.3%). Monotenepers were the main group of compounds.

Keywords:Dracocephalum moldavica L, Essential oil composition, GC-MS