Essential Oil of Curcuma aeruginosa Roxb. from Malaysia

Abstract

The essential oil of Curcuma aeruginosa Roxb. from Malaysia obtained by hydrodistillation of the rhizomes was analyzed by a combination of GC and GC/MS. Twenty-six components have been identified, of which the major constituents were found to be curzerenone (24.6%), 1,8-cineole (11.0%), camphor (10.6%), zedoarol (6.3%), isocurcumenol (5.8%), curcumenol (5.6%) and furanogermenone (5.5%). The structure elucidation of the sesquiterpenes were confirmed by IR, ¹H- and ¹³C-NMR spectroscopies.

Key Word Index:

• Curcuma aeruginosa
• Zingiberaceae
• essential oil composition
• curzerenone
• 1,8-cineole
• camphor