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EXTRACTION TECHNOLOGIES FOR MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS
9.4.4.6 Chamomile
The volatile constituents of living Roman and German chamomile are:
Compound Roman chamomile, % German chamomile, %
Ethyl 2-methyl butyrate -- 12
Cis-3-hexenyl acetate 3 22
Isobutyl methacrylate 7 --
Isobutyl angelate 18 --
Ocimene -- 1
Iso-amyl angelate 10 --
Isohexyl angelate 10 --
9.4.4.7 Shefali
The volatile constituents of living shefali (Nycanthus arbortristis) are:
Compound Living flower, %
Benzyl alcohol 11.2
Phenyl acetaldehyde 9.4
Phenyl ethyl alcohol 6.3
Methyl anthranilate 10.7
9.4.4.8 Spearmint
The major differences between living and picked spearmint are:
Compound Living plant, % Picked plant, %
Hexanal 0.5 --
Hexanol -- --
Beta-pinene 0.8 2.0
Sabinene 0.5 --
Myrcene 8.8 4.0
Alpha-phellandrene 0.7 --
Limonene 18.0 2.0
Cis- and trans-ocimene 1.0 --
Dihydrocarvone 0.6 2.6
Carvone 24.0 70.0
Alpha- and beta-elemene 5.0 0.1
Beta-caryophyllene 4.0 0.1
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