Volatile Oil of Becium grandiflorum subsp. grandiflorum (Lam.) Pic. Serm. from Ethiopia

Nigist Asfaw School of Pharmacy, University of Oslo, PO Box 1068, Blindem, 0317, Oslo, Norway

Hans J. Storesund School of Pharmacy, University of Oslo, PO Box 1068, Blindem, 0317, Oslo, Norway

Finn Tønnesen School of Pharmacy, University of Oslo, PO Box 1068, Blindem, 0317, Oslo, Norway

Arne J. Aasen School of Pharmacy, University of Oslo, PO Box 1068, Blindem, 0317, Oslo, Norway

Lars Skattebøl Department of Chemistry, University of Oslo, PO Box 1033, Blindem, 0315, Oslo, Norway

Abstract

The essential oil of Becium grandiflorum subsp. grandiflorum, a perennial aromatic shrub endemic to Ethiopia, was analyzed by GC and GC/MS. The major components of the oil were, in addition to three unknown constituents (10.0%, 9.7%, and 1.7%, respectively) identified as (Z)-β-ocimene (17.6%), myrcene (8.4%), limonene (8.0%), and β-caryophyllene (7.6%).

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