Volatile Constituents ofArtemisia maritimaLinn. Grown in Garhwal Himalaya

Abstract

The volatile constituents of the aerial parts of Artemisia maritima growing wild in Chamoli district of Garhwal Himalayas (Uttarakhand) India, have been examined by GC and GC-MS. 41 compounds were identified, representing approximately 94.8 % of the total oil. The main constituents of the essential oil were chrysanthenone (25.7 %), 1,8-cineole (23.6 %), germacrene-D (6.7 %) and isoborneol (4.3 %), which have been observed different from earlier report.

Chemical Composition and Biological Effects of Artemisia maritima and Artemisia nilagirica Essential Oils from Wild Plants of Western Himalaya

“…Some older publications reported α-thujone (63.3 %) [13] or limonene (60-85 %) as major constituents [18]. Sah et al [19] identified chrysanthenone (25.7%) as the main compound followed by 23.6 % 1,8-cineole in A. maritima essential oil from the Himalayan region. These data illustrate that published reports are inconsistent, and this may be due to differences in location, soil type, altitude, and physiological stage of development.…”

Himalayan Aromatic Medicinal Plants: A Review of their Ethnopharmacology, Volatile Phytochemistry, and Biological Activities

“…In the Himalaya, 19 species of Artemisia are recognized to be medicinal herbs ( A. absinthium , A. biennis , A. brevifolia , A. desertorum , A. dracunculus , A. dubia , A. gmelinii , A. indica , A. japonica , A. lacinata , A. macrocephala , A. maratima , A. moorcroftiana , A. nilagarica , A. parviflora , A. roxburghiana , A. scoparia , A. sieversiana , and A. vulgaris ) [ 55 , 59 ], and some of these have been investigated for volatile compositions and bioactivity (see Table 1 ). A. dracunculus (tarragon) is used worldwide, including the Himalayan region, as a flavoring agent for food.…”

“…A. nilagirica essential oil compositions have shown altitudinal variation. Badoni and co-workers [ 55 ] found that A. nilagririca from lower altitudes in Uttarakhand (500 m asl) contained α-thujone (36.9%) as the major component, the oil from intermediate elevation (1200 m asl) had mequinyl p -nitrobenzoate (22.1%), cadina-1,4-diene (17.7%), and β-eudesmol (12.4%) as the major components, and the sample from higher elevation (2000 m asl) had linalool (32.5%) and isopulegyl acetate (20.7%) as the major components. Haider and co-workers [ 56 ], working in Himachal Pradesh, observed a similar effect, albeit with very different composition.…”

Constituents of Artemisia indica Willd. from Uttarakhand Himalaya: A source of davanone

“…[ 8 ] Artemisia species from different origin showed a dominant presences of α-thujone, β-thujone, 1,8-cineole, germacrene-D, vulgarone-B, borneol, β-caryophyllene, caryophyllene oxide, davanone, artemisiaketone, and chrysanthenone. [ 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 ] Previous study on Artemisia indica from Kumaun Himalaya (India) reported β-caryophyllene, germacrene-D, caryophyllene oxide, and cis-β-elemenone as the major components. [ 14 15 ] Davana ( Artemisia pallens Wall.…”