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The essential oil of ‘greater galangal’ [Alpinia galanga (L.) Willd.] from the lower Himalayan region of India

✍ Scribed by V. K. Raina; S. K. Srivastava; K. V. Syamasunder


Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2002
Tongue
English
Weight
60 KB
Volume
17
Category
Article
ISSN
0882-5734

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Abstract

The volatile constituents of the rhizomes and leaves of Alpinia galanga, growing in the arboretum of CIMAP Field Station Pant Nagar, were analysed by GC and GC–MS. The main constituents identified in the rhizome oil were 1,8‐cineole (39.4%) and β‐pinene (11.9%). The leaf oil contained 1,8‐cineole (32.5%), β‐pinene (22.7%) and camphor (12.8%), as major constituents. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


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