title: Composition of the essential oil of Pogostemon travancoricus var. travancoricus.
abstract: The essential oil of Pogostemon travancoricus Bedd. var. travancoricus collected from the Agasthyamalai region of Tamil Nadu, India was analyzed by GC and GC-MS. The major components of the oil were bicyclogermacrene (16.0%), cis-calamenene (6.3%), germacrene B (11.1%), spathulenol (7.6%), viridiflorol (5.8%), alpha-cadinol (4.2%) and pogostone (9.9%).
authors.affiliation: Department of Ethnobotany and Social Medicine Studies, School of Indigenous and Folk Studies, Sikkim University, 6th Mile, Samdur, Tadong, Gangtok 737102, India. ramarmurugan@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ramar
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Murugan
authors.forename: Gopal Rao
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Mallavarapu
mesh_terms: D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D019686:Lamiaceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000032:analysis*; D000081223:Polycyclic Sesquiterpenes; D012717:Sesquiterpenes / Q000032:analysis; D013729:Terpenes / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D009822:Oils, Volatile; C483658:Pogostone; D000081223:Polycyclic Sesquiterpenes; D012717:Sesquiterpenes; D013729:Terpenes; C502644:calamenene; C013258:spathulenol