Chemical Constituents of Essential Oil of Cassia Arrereh Del and Ficus Thoningii Blume (Published)
The essential oil from the leaves of Cassia arrereh Del. and Ficus thoningii Blume were analyzed using GC-MS. Eight compounds representing 100% of the essential oil from the leaves of Cassia arrereh Del, were characterized, with the major constituents as 10-methyl- Eicosane 32.50%, 2, 6, 10, 15-tetramethyl- Heptadecane 31.34 %, (R)-(-)-(2)-14-Methyl-8-hexadecen- 1-ol 12.73%. While ten compounds representing 99.99% of the essential oil from the leaves of Ficus thoningii Blume were characterized, with the major constituents as 2, 6,10, 15-tetramethyl- Heptadecane, 42.42 %, 9-methyl- Nonadecane,17.62%, Eicosane 16.17 %, , and methylsalicylate 10.58%. Although Cassia arrereh Del. and Ficus thoningii Blume belong to different families of Caleaslpiniaceae and Monaveae respectively, they both contained methylsalicylate and 2, 6,10, 15-tetramethyl- Heptadecane, 42.42 % in different proportions.
Keywords: Cassai Arrerh Del, Essential oil, Ficus Thoningii Blume, leaves