Chemical Composition of Essential Oil from the Rhizomes and Leaves of<i>Newmania sontraensis</i>H.Ð.Trân, Luu &amp; Škornick (Zingiberaceae) from Vietnam

Abstract

This research aims to identify the volatile compounds from rhizomes and leaves of Newmania sontraensis. The constituents of essential oil from the rhizomes and leaves of N. sontraensis were analyzed by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS). Thirty-one compounds were identified in the rhizomes compared to the leaves which showed thirty-two volatile compounds corresponding to 83.28 % and 76.41 % of the oil content, respectively. The chemical composition of the rhizome oil was characterized by hydrocarbon monoterpenes accounting for 36.26 %. The major compounds found in the rhizome oil included β-pinene (22.41%), 1,8-cineole (8.32 %), bicyclogermacrene (6.94 %), α-terpinyl acetate (5.74 %), α-pinene (5.71 %), and camphene (5.58 %). Meanwhile, sesquiterpene hydrocarbons were the main compounds found in the leaf oil accounting for 54.18 %. Bicyclogermacrene (14.60 %), δ-elemene (9.89 %), β-elemene (7.26 %), and α-terpinyl acetate (4.27 %) were determined to be the main components found in leaf oil. This was the first report on the chemical constituents of essential oils from rhizomes and leaves of N. sontraensis.