Abstract

Archana Joshi¹, Ashutosh Sharma¹, R. K. Bachheti^1*  and D. P. Pandey²

DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.13005/ojc/320137

Due to increasing use of natural products, essential oil are also in great demand in various field such as pharmaceutical, cosmetic and food industries. The aim of this study is to determine the chemical composition of essential oil of Eucalyptus globulusgrown in Dehradun, India. A total of twenty seven compounds were identified from the essential oil, by Gas chromatography mass spectroscopy representing 100 % of the total oil.The dominant compounds being  Eucalyptol (1,8-cineole) 54.79 %, β-  pinene 18.54 %  α-  pinene 11.46 %, β- eudesmol 4.68%, α-phellandrene 2.06% Para cymene 1.60% and Gamma- eudesmol 1.20%. Comparison of the literature on essential oil from Eucalyptus globulusaround the world (seven countries) suggested eight compounds that were uniquely present only in Dehradun essential oil sample. Thus, the present study suggested that Eucalyptus globulusgrowing in Dehradun contains several volatile compounds that are not reported in other Eucalyptus globulus essential oil around the world.

Eucalyptus globulus; chemical composition; comparison

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