Essential Oil Composition of calotropis procera (Aiton) Dryand

Mahmoud Dogara, Abdulrahman and K. Abbas, Ahmed and Shakir Mahmood, Saad and K. A. Al-Taey, Duraid and Ahmed Hussien, Raghad and H. Hashim, Hiba (2023) Essential Oil Composition of calotropis procera (Aiton) Dryand. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 1262. ISSN 1755-1315

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Abstract

The use of herbal medicines is significant in healthcare initiatives, particularly in underdeveloped nations. All plants or parts of plants are thought to be possible sources of therapeutic substances, which includes a surprisingly comprehensive definition of what constitutes a medical plant. The literature and our own research both suggest that few studies exist that describe the chemical composition of Calotropis procera outside of Nigeria. Therefore, the purpose of this research was to describe the constituents of Calotropis procera essential oil, which is found in the northern part of Nigeria. Hydro distillation was used to distil the oil. An Agilent (Series MSD) gas chromatography 7890A/5975C linked mass spectrometer was used for the analysis of the oil. In the analysed essential oil, monoterpenes (60.4% of the oil) were the most prevalent compound, followed by other substances (23.81%) and sesquiterpenoids (15.67%). Phellandrenebeta-> (8.70), decanal 4Z-> (8.48), and perilla ketone (7.77) % are the three most prevalent substances. This examination will provide as a starting point for more study on the subject plant.

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