Chemical Constituents of the Essential oil of Cyperus rotundus Linn

The essential oil obtained by hydrodistillation of rhizomes of Cyperus rotundus L.(Nutgrass) was analyzed by GC-MS analysis of oil. Ninety eight components of Cyperus rotundus representing 78.4% of the oil were identified. The main constituents in the essential oil were cyperene (9.76%), humulen (7.97%),
- selinene (7.88%), zierone (4.62%), campholenic aldehyde (3.83%), .-pinene (3.51%), longiverbenone (2.72%),
.-vatirenene (2.32%), copaene (1.79%), limonene (1.45%)

Author(s): Tiwari Richa, Kumar Suneet

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