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Planta Med 1992; 58(2): 219-220
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-961434
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Composition of the Essential Oil of Cymbopogon travancorensis

Gopal R. Mallavarapu, Srinivasaiyer Ramesh, Raghavendra N. Kulkarni, Kodakandla V. Syamasundar
  • Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Regional Centre, Bangalore 560 065, India
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1991

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05 January 2007 (online)

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Abstract

The chemical composition of the essential oil of Cymbopogon travancorensis Bor. (Poaceae) was investigated by capillary GC and GC-MS. Thirty-five compounds were identified. The oil contains mono- and sesquiterpene hydrocarbons (39.60%), oxygenated terpenes (30.45%), and phenyl propanoids (22.04%). The main constituents of the oil are camphene (11.86%), limonene (18.07%), borneol (9.71%), elemicin (17.22%), and elemol (11.21%).

Key words

Cymbopogon travancorensis - Poaceae - essential oil - monoterpene hydrocarbons - phenyl-propanoids