1. Variability in volatile constituents of Cinnamomum tamala leaf from Uttarakhand Himalaya
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Harish Chandra Andola, Nirpendra Chauhan, Ujjwal Bhandari, and Hema Lohani
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Toxicology ,Laboratory methods ,food.ingredient ,food ,law ,Botany ,Biology ,Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous) ,Essential oil ,Cinnamomum tamala ,law.invention - Abstract
Objective To evaluate the variation of Cinnamomum tamala leaf essential oil in respect with months and tree size class. Methods By fallowing standard laboratory methods using capillary GC-FID and GC-MS. Results The oil samples were analyzed for two months and two different tree size classes. cinnamaldehyde, was the principal component, was higher in the both months i.e. October and January, highest in 30 cm girth class tree in January month (59.23%) and lowest in 60 cm girth class tree in a month of October (41.90%). Smaller size class tree contained greater amount of cinnamaldehyde as compared to higher size class. Conclusions Consequences of the present study need to selection of proper, tree size and month for harsh economic potentials of such valuable resources
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- 2012
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