[Analysis of the chemical constituents of volatile oil from Asarum insigne by GC-MS].
OBJECTIVE
To analyse the chemical constituents of volatile oil from Asarum insigne.


METHODS
The volatile oil from Asarum insigne was isolated with steam distillation and identified by capillary GC/MS method.


RESULTS
68 Volatile components were identified and determined, accounting for 92.18% of the total peak area. The main volatile compounds and their relative contents are camphene (13.48%), alpha-pinene (12.44%), beta-pinene (11.07%), borneol (8.12%), trans-beta-farnesene (5.91%), elemicin (5.38%), 1,3-benzodioxole-5-(2-propenyl) (3.06%), myristicin (2.95%), ledene (2.47%), eucalyptol (2.33%), patchouli alcohol (2.25%), alpha-bisabolene (2.04%) and bornyl acetate (1.36%) etc.


CONCLUSIONS
The study provided solid and scientific proof for the exploitation and utilization of Asarum insigne.
School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Hubei Institute for nationalities, Enshi 445000, China. esqwy68@163.com
Wan-you
WY
Qu
Zhi-Wei
ZW
Tan
Ai-Nong
AN
Yu
Jia-Peng
JP
Quan
D000081248:Allylbenzene Derivatives; D030023:Asarum / Q000737:chemistry*; D001593:Benzyl Compounds / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D000081008:Bicyclic Monoterpenes; D001643:Bridged Bicyclo Compounds / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D004148:Dioxolanes / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D004987:Ethers / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D015394:Molecular Structure; D039821:Monoterpenes / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry; D011748:Pyrogallol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D027343:Rhizome / Q000737:chemistry; D013729:Terpenes / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry
D000081248:Allylbenzene Derivatives; D001593:Benzyl Compounds; D000081008:Bicyclic Monoterpenes; D001643:Bridged Bicyclo Compounds; D004148:Dioxolanes; D004987:Ethers; D039821:Monoterpenes; D009822:Oils, Volatile; D013729:Terpenes; D011748:Pyrogallol; C005246:myristicin; C010789:beta-pinene; C005451:alpha-pinene