Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To compare chemical constituents of the essential oil from plumula nelumbinis by different stream distillation methods. METHODS The essential oil was extracted by stream distillation method of stream distillation apparatus (SDA) and essential oil determination apparatus (EODA). The constituents were separated and identified by GC-MS, the amounds of the constituents from the essential oil were determined by area normalization method. RESULTS There were 29 constituents from plumula nelumbinis by SDA, which accounted for 91.56% of total essential oil fraction. The major constituents are hexadecanoic acid (28.96%), 9,17-octadecadienal(19.99%) and 9,12-octadecadienoic acid(11.94%). There were 18 constituents from plumula nelumbinis by EODA, which accounted for 77.96% of total essential oil fraction. The major constituents are hexadecanoic acid (18.98%), propenoic acid borneol ester (12.58%), 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol(8.25%). CONCLUSION There is a big difference in the composition of essential oil extracted by the two kinds of stream distillation methods. And SDA is more suitable than EODA for extracting essential oil.