Identification method with significant specificity of volatile oil of Pogostemon cablin / 中国中药杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To develop an identification method with significant specificity for patchouli oil.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>The fingerprint was performed by gas chromatography with patchouli alcohol and pogostone as chemical markers.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>The similarity of 12 samples were higher than 0.9 and it can be used to identify the characteristics of patchouli oil.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The GC fingerprint can be used for identification of patchouli oil.</p>