Abstract

STUDY ON THE CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS OF THE ESSENTIAL OIL OF TARAXACUM MITALII COLLECTED FROM KUMAUN, HIMALAYAS, UTTARKHAND

Manoj Kumar Devrani*, Kundan Prasad, Deepak Chandra, Anita Rana, Kavita Rawat, Ganga Bisht

Abstract

Medicinal plants are of great importance to the health of individuals and communities in general. The major constituent found to be Citronellol present in the essential oil. The essential oil from the leaves of Taraxacum mitalii analyzed by GC-FID, GC-MS. Total of 64 constituents and 97.50 % of essential oil has been identified from the essential oil of Taraxacum mitalii. Monoterpene constituent are found (73.20%) with 31 compounds. Monoterpene ware Citronellol (21.93%), Geraniol (18.62%), β- Linalool (9.09%) and Iso- Menthone (5.89%) as a major component. Second constituents were sesquiterpene (24.21%) with 32 compounds. The major components of sesquiterpene were γ.-Eudesmol (5.59), Citronellyl formate (4.40), Geranyl tiglate (3.80%), Viridiflorene (2.03%) and β-Bourbonene (1.88%). The results data obtained in the present study suggest that some essential oils possess strong medicinal activities, which can be utilized for treatment of certain diseases.

Keywords: Citronellol, Chemical Constituent, essential oil, GC-MS, Taraxacum mitalii.