Chemical investigation of the leaf and rhizome essential oils of Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Smith from Bangladesh

Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Smith leaf and rhizome oils, obtained by hydrodistillation, were analyzed by gas chromatography mass spectroscopy (GC-MS). Twenty-nine components were identified in the leaf oil. The major components were zerumbone (36.98%); a-caryophyllene (16.35%) and camphene (9.24%). Thirt...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Nazrul Islam Bhuiyan, Jasim Uddin Chowdhury, Jaripa Begum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bangladesh Pharmacological Society 2008-08-01
Series:Bangladesh Journal of Pharmacology
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Online Access:https://www.banglajol.info/index.php/BJP/article/view/845