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ORIGINAL ARTICLEPharmacognosy ResearchVol. 6 | Issue 3 | 2014 | pp. 257–259Open access
Constituents of Artemisia indica Willd. from Uttarakhand Himalaya: A source of davanone
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- 2,
- 3*
- 1 Centre for Aromatic Plants, Selaqui, Dehradun
- 2 Department of Chemistry, D.A.V. (PG) College, Dehradun
- 3 School of Environmental Science and Natural Resources, Doon University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
Published in Pharmacognosy Research
Correspondence: Harish Chandra Andola
School of Environmental Science and Natural Resources, Doon University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
Email: andolah@rediffmail.com
Copyright: © 2014 Manuscript Technomedia. This is an open access article.
- Published:
- Jan 1, 2014
How to cite
Haider, S. Z., Mohan, M., & Andola, H. C. (2014). Constituents of Artemisia indica Willd. from Uttarakhand Himalaya: A source of davanone. Pharmacognosy Research, 6(3), 257–259. https://doi.org/10.4103/0974-8490.132607
Abstract
Background
The genus Artemisia is important due to its medicinal properties as well as vital aroma compounds of commercial value.
Objective
The aim of the study was to explore the potential of the essential oil of Artemisia indica wildly growing in Uttarakhand.
Materials and Methods
The aerial parts of Artemisia indica Willd. (Asteraceae), collected from wild growing habitat of Garhwal Himalaya, Uttarakhand (north of India) at full flowering stage were hydro-distilled and gave pale yellow oil with the yield of 0.8% (v/w). The obtained essential oil was analyzed by GC and GC-MS and identified 32 components, amounting 95.42% of the oil.
Results
Among detected compounds, the principal component was found to be davanone (30.80%), followed by b-pinene (15.30%) and germacrene-D (5.82%).
Conclusion
To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on A. indica from Himalayan region of India, which detected davanone as major component. The species, collected from a specific location, can be explored for isolation of davanone for its industrial utilization and as alternate source of Artemisia pallens, which have already established commercial value.
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Article metadata
| Title | Constituents of Artemisia indica Willd. from Uttarakhand Himalaya: A source of davanone |
|---|---|
| Authors | S. Zafar Haider; Manindra Mohan; Harish Chandra Andola |
| Affiliations | Centre for Aromatic Plants, Selaqui, Dehradun; Department of Chemistry, D.A.V. (PG) College, Dehradun; School of Environmental Science and Natural Resources, Doon University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India |
| Corresponding author | andolah@rediffmail.com |
| Journal | Pharmacognosy Research |
| Volume / Issue | Vol. 6, Issue 3 (2014) |
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