ESSENTIAL OILS AND THEIR CONSTITUENTS: XXII. DETECTION OF NEW TRACE COMPONENTS IN OIL OF GINGER

Abstract

Oil of ginger was found to contain the following, as yet unreported, constituents—cumene, β-pinene, myrcene, p-cymene, γ-selinene, β-elemene, 2-heptanol, 2-nonanol, and bornyl acetate. The presence of 2 alcohols, for which gas chromatographic and infrared criteria of identity were determined, was also demonstrated. These data are important for establishing the authenticity of the essential oil.