Volatile constituents of Hymenocrater incanus Bunge, an Iranian endemic species

Abstract

The volatile constituents of the aerial parts of Hymenocrater incanus Bunge growing in Iran, isolated by hydrodistillation, was analysed by GC-MS. The oil was found to contain 35 components. The oil was rich iň -caryophyllene (17.6%) and 1,8-cineole (16.9%). The other major constituents were˛-pinene (9.2%),ˇ-pinene (7%), trans-ˇ-ocimene (5.4%), germacrene-D (4.5%) and caryophyllene oxide (3.9%).

Phytochemistry and antimicrobial compounds of Hymenocrater calycinus

“…The antibacterial and antifungal activity of the methanol extract of H. sessilifolius Benth., growing widely in the Balochistan area of Pakistan, has been determined using 12 fungal and 12 bacterial strains by agar well diffusion and disk diffusion assays (Zaidi and Crow 2005). Chemical constituents of the essential oil of H. incanus (from Iran), has been studied and the main components reported as 1, 8cineole, and ß-caryophyllene (Mirza et al 2001). Essential oils from the aerial parts of H. calycinus, collected from three different locations in Iran (at Khorasan and Golestan provinces), were analyzed by GC and GC/MS.…”

Volatile Constituents ofMicromeria persicaBoiss.,Hymenocrater platystegiusRech. f. andScutellaria pinnatifidaA. Hamilt. subsp.pinnatifida, Three Labiatae Herbs Growing Wild in Iran

“…In the oil of H. incanus from Iran, b-caryophyllene (17.6%) and 1,8-cineole (16.9%) were found to be the major components (16).…”

“…are low shrubs and perennial herbs (13). There are few reports on the essential oils content of members of this genus (14)(15)(16). A water-distilled oil obtained from the aerial parts of H. elegans Bunge has been the subject of previous studies by the authors of this report.…”

The genusHymenocrater: a comprehensive review

“…Hymenocrater spp. has been found in Razavi, North and South Khorasan, Azerbaijan, Fars, Golestan, Isfahan, Kermanshah, Kurdistan, Mazandaran, Qazvin, Tehran and Yazd Provinces (Rechinger 1982;Mirza et al 2001;Ghelichnia 2002;Ghahreman et al 2006;Ghollassi 2008;Jankju et al 2011;Nadaf & Mortazavi 2011;Esmaili et al 2012;Ekrami 2013;Sadeghian et al 2015).…”