Variation in the chemical profile of Agrimonia aitchisonii Schönb.-Tem. aerial part from Himalayan region


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Authors

  • Chitra Pande Department of Chemistry D. S. B. Campus Kumaun University, Nainital
  • Kiran Tewari Department of Chemistry D. S. B. Campus, Kumaun University, Nainital
  • Geeta Tewari Department of Chemistry D. S. B. Campus, Kumaun University, Nainital
  • Gitu Kunwar Department of Chemistry D. S. B. Campus, Kumaun University, Nainital
  • Deepshekha Punetha Department of Chemistry D. S. B. Campus, Kumaun University, Nainital

Keywords:

Agrimonia aitchisonii, Rosaceae, essential oil composition, methyl myrtenate, limonene, camphene

Abstract

The herb Agrimonia aitchisonii is used for curing liver, gastrointestinal and respiratory related disorders. The essential oil composition of Agrimonia aitchisonii collected from two locations in Kumaun Himalaya, Uttarakhand, India was analyzed by GC and GC-MS. The oils were rich in methyl myrtenate, limonene and camphene.

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Submitted

2015-02-20

Published

2015-06-26

How to Cite

Variation in the chemical profile of Agrimonia aitchisonii Schönb.-Tem. aerial part from Himalayan region (C. Pande, K. Tewari, G. Tewari, G. Kunwar, & D. Punetha, Trans.). (2015). Open Access Journal of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, 6(1), 15-20. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/JMAP/article/view/46776