Comparative Evaluation of the Chemical Composition of Essential Oil from Different Parts of Ficus microcarpa

Abstract:

This study was designed to comparative evaluate the chemical composition of the essential oil from leaf, aerial root, twig, root and bark parts of Ficus microcarpa L.f. (Moraceace). Gas chromatography (GC) and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC–MS) analyses of the oils revealed the presence of 6, 6, 5, 5 and 5 compounds in the essential oils obtained by hydrodistillation from different parts, respectively. The total yield of the volatile fractions was subsequently 1.89%, 0.87%, 1.27%, 0.97% and 0.71%. Higher amounts of aliphatic acids were found to compose a major chemotype in diverse parts of the plant. n-Hexadecanoic acid, elaidic acid and linoleic acid were the main and common component of all the essential oils totally attaining in average 74%, 87%, 56%, 46% and 88%, independently. In addition, some pharmaceutical components such as elaidic acid, linoleic acid and squalene were discovered. The study offers theoretic basis for utilization of the traditional folk herb F. microcarpa.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 560-561)
• Pages: 415-422
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.560-561.415
• Online since: August 2012
• Authors: Qiang Lin, Yan Feng Liu, Yu Kai Chen, Zhao Wang, Zhen Yi Liang, Yu Hong Feng, Jing Xu
• Keywords: Chemical Composition, Comparative Evaluation, Essential Oil, F. Microcarpa L.f., GC/MS Analysis

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