Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of the Essential Oil of Spilanthes paniculata Growing Wild on the Gaoligong Mountains, China
Corresponding Author(s) : L. Zhu
zhuliang@scut.edu.cn
Asian Journal of Chemistry,
Vol. 24 No. 2 (2012): Vol 24 Issue 2
Abstract
The essential oil obtained by hydrodistillation of Spilanthes paniculata obtained from Gaoligong Mountains, China was analyzed by gas chromatography and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS), simultaneously. Main constituents of the oil was found as E-g-cadinene (10.64 %), b-caryophyllene (6.31 %), thymol (5.55 %), b-pinene (5.42 %), 1,8-cineole (4.28 %), p-cymene (3.56 %) and bicyclogermacrene (3.17 %). The essential oil was also screened for its antimicrobial properties against various pathogens.
Keywords
Spilanthes paniculata
Essential oil
Chemical composition
Antimicrobial activity
Zhu, S., Zhu, L., Tian, Y., & Yin, Y. (2011). Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of the Essential Oil of Spilanthes paniculata Growing Wild on the Gaoligong Mountains, China. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 24(2), 607–610. Retrieved from https://asianpubs.org/index.php/ajchem/article/view/8626
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