Title of article :
Chemical profile analysis of three different species of Plectranthus
Author/Authors :
Marques, André M. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro - Núcleo de Pesquisas de Produtos Naturais (NPPN), Brazil , Lima, Maria Cristina H. P. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro - Núcleo de Pesquisas de Produtos Naturais (NPPN), Brazil , Fo, Hiram A. Costa Federal Tecnological Center of Chemistry of Rio de Janeiro - CEFETEq, Brazil , Passinho, Helna S. Federal University of Bahia, Barão de Geremoabo Campus of Ondina - Faculty of Pharmacy, Brazil , Kaplan, Maria Auxiliadora C. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro - Núcleo de Pesquisas de Produtos Naturais (NPPN), Brazil
Abstract :
The genus Plectranthus comprises about 300 species distributed over tropical Africa, America, Asia and Australia. In this work we have studied the most common Plectranthus species used as tea drinks known in the Brazil as “Boldo”, where it is very popular for gastric spasms and liver disorders. Since the same trivial name is used for different Plectranthus species, ethnobotanical information becomes very difficult and confusing. The essential oils from Plectranthus barbatus, P. grandis, P. ornatus were obtained by HS-SPME. Their analyses were performed by GC-MS.
Keywords :
Essential oil , Plectranthus barbatus , Plectranthus grandis , Plectranthus ornatus , SPME
Journal title :
Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture
Journal title :
Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture
