Essential oil composition analysis of three cultivars seeds of Resina ferulae from Xinjiang, China

Xiaojin Li; Yue'e Wang; Jun Zhu; Qiong Xiao

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Pharmacognosy Magazine,2011,7,26,116-120.

DOI:10.4103/0973-1296.80668

Published:May 2011

Type:Original Article

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Xiaojin Li¹, Yue'e Wang¹, Jun Zhu², Qiong Xiao¹
¹Chinese Medicine and National Medicine Research Institute of Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, Urumqi 830002; College of TCM, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi 830011, China
²College of TCM, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi 830011, China

Abstract:

Objective: Three cultivars seeds of Resina ferulae were analyzed for essential oil composition, Ferula sinkiangensis K. M. Shen, Ferula fukangensis K. M. Shen, and Ferula ovina, investigated differences among different genera of medicinal R. ferulae. Materials and Methods: The essential oils were extracted by the method of hydrodistillation and analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), using normalization method to calculate relative amount. Results: Twenty-six compounds were identified in F. sinkiangensis K. M. Shen, comprised 99.001% of total essential oil; 21 compounds were identified in F. fukangensis K. M. Shen, comprised 100% of total essential oil; 25 compounds were identified in F. ovina, comprised 99.459% of total essential oil. n-Propyl sec-butyl disulfide is the main component in three cultivars seeds of R. ferulae, accounting for 55.875%, 49.797%, 53.781%, respectively. Conclusion: Little diversity among three cultivars seeds of R. ferulae from Xinjiang.