Preliminary Examination of the Composition of the Essential Oil From the Roots and Rhizomes of Valeriana alpestris Stev. Growing in Turkey

Ozbay O., Aslan S., Kartal M., Kurucu S., BOS R., WOERDENBAG H. J., ...More

JOURNAL OF ESSENTIAL OIL RESEARCH, vol.21, no.6, pp.555-557, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 21 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2009
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/10412905.2009.9700243
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF ESSENTIAL OIL RESEARCH
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.555-557
  • Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: No

Abstract

The volatile constituents from roots and rhizomes of Valeriana alpestris Stev., obtained from Van, Turkey, were investigated by GC and GC/MS analysis. The oil yield of the plant material was 0.2% (v/w) on a dry weight basis. From the oil 82 components (34.1%) of the total oil could be identified. Hexadecanoic acid (12%), decadienal (3.3%), thymol (1.9%), gamma-terpinene (1.7%), and dimethoxybenzene (1.7%) were the main components.