title: The composition of the essential oil from Cyperus distans rhizome.
abstract: The essential oil from the rhizomes of Cyperus distans L.f. obtained by hydrodistillation was analyzed by capillary GC and GC/MS techniques. Eight constituents were identified, representing 99.6% of the total oil. The major components of the oil were cyperene (47.6%), alpha-pinene (18.8%), 1,8-cineole (14.5%) and caryophyllene oxide (7.3%).
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Zululand, KwaDlangezwa 3886, South Africa.
authors.forename: Oladipupo A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Lawal
authors.forename: Adebola O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Oyedeji
mesh_terms: D000081008:Bicyclic Monoterpenes; D002849:Chromatography, Gas / Q000379:methods; D003408:Cresols / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003511:Cyclohexanols / Q000302:isolation & purification; D029786:Cyperus / Q000737:chemistry*; D000077591:Eucalyptol; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods; D006171:Gutta-Percha / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007194:India; D039821:Monoterpenes / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010647:Phenyl Ethers / Q000302:isolation & purification; D027343:Rhizome / Q000737:chemistry*; D013019:South Africa
chemical_list: D000081008:Bicyclic Monoterpenes; D003408:Cresols; D003511:Cyclohexanols; D039821:Monoterpenes; D009822:Oils, Volatile; D010647:Phenyl Ethers; C531339:cyperin; D006171:Gutta-Percha; C005451:alpha-pinene; D000077591:Eucalyptol