The rhizome of Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort. is a well-known traditional Chinese medicinal herb that is widely used to treat various vascular diseases. The aims of this study were to identify and compare the metabolites in rats after the oral administration of the essential oil of Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort. or its major constituent ligustilide monomer, and to explore the differences in the metab...

background & aim: kelussiaodoratissima mozaff is a valuable plant of apiaceae family that is used as medicinal and aromatic herb. according to the importance of drying treatment on quality and quantity of essential oil, the effect of different drying methods on essential oil yield and chemical composition of kelussia odoratissima mozaff was examined in this research. experimental:  this res...

The essential oils were obtained by hydro-distillation from the roots and rhizomes of two umbelliferous species Ligusticum sinense and L. jeholense. They were analyzed for their chemical composition by GC and GC-MS. 5-Oxo-δ-4-decahydrobenzindene (50.1%), ligustilide (16.4%), β-phellandrene (7.8%), myristicine (5.5%), and spathulenol (3.3%) were the major compounds of the 25 identified component...

background and aim: kelussia odoratissima mozaff. is an iranian endangered endemic plant which widely used in the central zagros region of iran as spice and medicinal herb for inflammatory and cardiovascular purposes. the aim of this study was to assess the essential oil compositions of birahgan ecotype of k. odoratissima in chaharmahal and bakhtiari province.methods: this is a fundamental rese...

Phthalides are important bio-active constituents in Si-Wu-Tang and Fo-Shou-San, two commonly used Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) combined prescriptions mainly derived from Radix Angelica and Rhizoma Chuanxiong. In this paper, the contents of eight phthalides, including Z-ligustilide, E-ligustilide, Z-butylenephthalide, E-butylene-phthalide, 3-butylphthalide, neocnidilide and senkyunolide A ...

The essential oil obtained from roots of different collections of Ligusticum mutellina was tested against 3rd instar armyworms, Pseudaletia unipuncta (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), for insecticidal activity. The main compounds were isolated and their structures were elucidated using 2D-NMR techniques. Our collections contained dillapiole, ligustilide and myristicin as major compounds. The previously...

Essential oils from roots, flowers, fruits, and leaves plus stems of Angelica sinensis cultivated in Vietnam were obtained by hydrodistillation analyzed using GC/MS-FID. In total, 36, 30, 33, 27 compounds found accounting for 98.7%, 98.8%, 99.2%, 100% the compositions, respectively. (Z)-Ligustilide (49.4%, 29.6%, 25.8%, 28.9%) γ-terpinene (20.6%, 38.5%, 35.5%, 44.2%) main components respective ...

Background & Aim: Kelussiaodoratissima Mozaff is a valuable plant of Apiaceae family that is used as medicinal and aromatic herb. According to the importance of drying treatment on quality and quantity of essential oil, the effect of different drying methods on essential oil yield and chemical composition of Kelussia odoratissima Mozaff was examined in this research. ...

Background & Aim: Kelussiaodoratissima Mozaff is a valuable plant of Apiaceae family that is used as medicinal and aromatic herb. According to the importance of drying treatment on quality and quantity of essential oil, the effect of different drying methods on essential oil yield and chemical composition of Kelussia odoratissima Mozaff was examined in this research. ...

Zhengtian pills (ZTPs) are traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) which have been commonly used to treat headaches. Volatile components of ZTPs extracted by ethyl acetate with an ultrasonic method were analyzed by gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Twenty-two components were identified, accounting for 78.884% of the total components of volatile oil. The three main volatile components inc...