Characterization and pharmacological activity of essential oil of some indigenous medicinal plants of Uttarakhand

Characterization and pharmacological activity of essential oil of some indigenous medicinal plants of Uttarakhand

dc.contributor.guide	Bachheti , R K and Bhushan, Brij
dc.coverage.spatial	Chemistry
dc.creator.researcher	Mahesh Chandra
dc.date.accessioned	2016-02-16T04:35:50Z
dc.date.available	2016-02-16T04:35:50Z
dc.date.awarded	03/08/2015
dc.date.completed	21/03/2015
dc.date.registered	28-10-2010
dc.description.abstract	NumerousaromaticandmedicinalplantsfromIndianHimalayaextensivelyusedasnaturalfoodadditivesorforhealthendorsementinIndiantraditionalmedicineInviewofthefactthatfromlongtimeessentialoilsareusedasflavoringagentsandconstituentsofnumerousimportantcommercialproductsDiverseChemicalprofilesoftheessentialoilareofgreatimportancetocharacterizationformultipleapplicationsInthepresentstudy,essentialoilsandhydro-alcoholicextractsobtainedfromplantsbelongingtoLamiaceae(Micromeriabiflora(Buch-HamexDDon)BenthandThymuslinearisBenth)andVerbenaceaefamily(CallicarpamacrophyllaVahl) newlineThehydro-distilledessentialoilswerecharacterizedfortheirphysico-chemicalpropertiesandmethanolicextractswereanalyzedforestimationofphenoliccontentsAlltheextractedessentialoilsandhydro-alcoholicextractswereevaluatedfortheirpharmacologicalactivitiesviz,antioxidant,anti-inflammatory,analgesic,antipyreticandantimicrobialactivitiesTheoilyieldsofselectedplantsvariedfrom0015%-087%TheessentialoilsfromtheselectedplantswereanalyzedbythecombinationofGasChromatographyandGasChromatography MassSpectrometoryAlltheessentialoilmostlyrevealedthechemicalconstituentsofoxygenatedmonoterpenesandsesquiterpeneswithmonoandsesquiterpeneshydrocarbons newlineTheessentialoilofMicromeriabiflora(Buch-HamexDDon)Benth(Lamiaceae)analyzedbyGCandGC/MSSixteencompoundscontributingto919%ofthetotaloilwereidentifiedTheoilwasdominatedbyoxygenatedsesquiterpenoidscaryophylleneoxide(425%),epi-and#945;-cadinol(57%),and#946;-eudesmol(93%),oplapanone(45%)andguaial(46%)and#945;-Terpeneol(11%)wastheonlyidentifiedoxygenatedmonoterpeneThemajormonoandsequiterpenehydrocarbonsidentifiedintheessentialoilwereþ-cymene(47%),and#947;-cadinene(26%),and#948;-cadinene(34%),andand#945;-cadinene(28%)besidesotherminorconstituentsTheessentialoilcompositionofThymuslineariscollectedfromtwodifferentlocations(Harinagar;Nainital(TLHEO)andandDhanatuallyNainital(TLEOD))TheGCandGC-MSanalysesoftheoilsofThymuslinearisfromboththecollectionwereinvestigatedTotalninemajorconstituentscontributingto936%wereidentifiedinTLHEOand893%inTLDEOsamplesGermacrene-D(651%)andand#947;-terpinene(194%)wereidentif
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dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10603/72744
dc.language	English
dc.publisher.institution	Department of Chemistry
dc.publisher.place	Dehradun
dc.publisher.university	Graphic Era University
dc.relation	-
dc.rights	university
dc.source.university	University
dc.subject.keyword	Chemistry
dc.title	Characterization and pharmacological activity of essential oil of some indigenous medicinal plants of Uttarakhand
dc.title.alternative	-
dc.type.degree	Ph.D.