Chemical constituents variations of essential oils from rhizomes of four Zingiberaceae species

• Main Authors: Md. Sukari, Mohd Aspollah, Mohd Sharif, Nurul Waznah, Yap, Amy Li Ching, Tang, Sook Wah, Neoh, Bee Keat, Rahmani, Mawardi, Ee, Gwendoline Cheng Lian, Yap, Taufiq Yun Hin, Yusuf, Umi Kalsom
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malaysian Analytical Sciences Society 2008
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13575/1/Chemical%20constituents%20variations%20of%20essential%20oils%20from%20rhizomes%20of%20four%20Zingiberaceae%20species.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13575/; http://www.ukm.my/mjas/v12_n3/Aspollah.pdf

The essential oils were extracted using the hydrodistillation method from four ZingibeZingiber amaricans, Kaempferia galanga, and Boesenbergia pandurata were identified as E-citral (20.98%), zerumbone (40.70%), ethyl p-methoxycinnamate (58.47%) and camphor (57.97%), respectively. Kaempferia galanga and Zingiber amaricans were rich in sesquiterpenes whereas Boesenbergia pandurata and Zingiber officinale var. rubrum contained mostly monoterpenes.