✦ LIBER ✦
Chemical composition of essential oils from aerial parts of Aframomum exscapum (Sims) hepper collected in Guadeloupe, French West Indies
✍ Scribed by M. A. Couppé de K. Martin; H. Joseph; S. Bercion; C. Menut
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 119 KB
- Volume
- 21
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0882-5734
- DOI
- 10.1002/ffj.1741
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
✦ Synopsis
Abstract
Chemical composition of essential oils obtained by hydrodistillation of leaves, stems, pulp and seeds of fruits of Aframomum exscapum (Sims) Hepper grown in Guadeloupe was investigated by GC and GC–MS. Forty‐four volatile compounds were identified, among which 1,8‐cineole was the main constituent in all parts of the plant (47–86%). These analytical data confirm that the species from Guadeloupe is not Aframomum melegueta (Rosc.) K. Schum. as initially claimed by local botanists. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.