Compositon of the essential oil of rhizomes of kaempferia galanga L.

Abstract

Abstract The compositon of the essential oil of rhizomes of Kaempferia galanga L. growing in Malaysia has been investigated by capillary GC, GC‐MS and 1 H‐NMR. The oil contained 54 components, of which the major constituents were ethyl trans ‐p‐methoxycinnamate (51.6%), ethyl cinnamate (16.5%), pentadecane (9.0%), 1,8‐cineole (5.7%), γ‐car‐3‐ene (3.3%) and borneol (2.7%). Terpenoid constituents amounted to 16.4%.