Aromatic plants of Kenya: volatile constituents of leaf oils of Sphaeranthus suaveolens (Forsk) D.C. and S. bullatus Mattf

  • J W Mwangi Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacognosy, University of Nairobi
  • K J Achola Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacognosy, University of Nairobi
  • W Lwande The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (1CIPE), P.O. Box 30772, Nairobi, Kenya
  • A Hassanali The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (1CIPE), P.O. Box 30772, Nairobi, Kenya
Keywords: Sphaeranthus suaveolens (Forsk) D.C., S. bullatus Mattf., Composite, Volatile constituents, GC-MS, cis-Pinocamphone, Thymol.

Abstract

The essential oils isolated by hydrodistillation from Sphaeranthus suaveolens (Forsk) D.C. (0.47%) and S. bullatus Mattf. (0.5%) were analyzed by GC and GC-MS. Seventy eight compounds consisting about 95% of the oil of S. suaveolens were identified while 97 constituents accounting for about 83% were identified from the leaf oil of S. bullatus. The major constituents of the leaf oil of S. sauveolens was cis-pinocamphone (63.5%) while those of S. bullatus oil were thymol (22.0%), bornyl acetate (8.1%) and germacrene-D (7.9%).

Published
2020-07-29
How to Cite
Mwangi, J., Achola, K., Lwande, W., & Hassanali, A. (2020). Aromatic plants of Kenya: volatile constituents of leaf oils of Sphaeranthus suaveolens (Forsk) D.C. and S. bullatus Mattf. The East and Central African Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 1(1), 24-26. Retrieved from https://uonjournals.uonbi.ac.ke/ojs/index.php/ecajps/article/view/525
Issue
Vol 1 No 1 (1998): January-April 1998
Section
Articles