Volatile constituents of essential oil isolated from the leaves of piper chaba hunt. Occuring in Bangladesh

ABSTRACT

The composition of the leaf essential oil of Piper chaba Hunt, from Bangladesh was examined by GC-MS. Ninety three components were identified in leaf oil accounting for 98.6% of the total yield. The main components in leaf oil were terpinolene [33.03%]. beta-pinene [8.23%], 8-cadinol [6.86%], y-elemene [4.90%], cedren-13-ol, 8-[4.77%], [+]-cyclosativene [3.43%] and nerolidyl acetate [3.15%]. The compositions of both oils varied qualitatively and quantitatively