CSIR CIMAP AROMA | Essential Oil Details

Essential Oil Details

Essential Name

: Anaphalis contorta essential oil

Plant Name

: Anaphalis contorta

Plant Variety Name

: NA

Plant Tissue Name

: Shoot

Introduction

oil was widely used in perfumery industries and by pharma industries beacause of its medicinal properties.

Biological Activity Details

Serial No.	Biological Activity Name
1	Anti-microbial

Reference

1. Pande, Chitra, Rajesh K. Joshi, and Subhash S. Sammal. "Chemical Composition of the Essential Oil of Anaphalis contorta Hook f." Journal of Essential Oil Research 20.5 (2008): 444-445.

2. Saxena, V. K., A. Sahai, and G. Samaiya. "Studies on antimicrobial efficacy of essential oil of the leaves of Anaphalis contorta." Indian perfumer (1984).

Major Compound Details

Serial No.	Compound Name	Compound Percentage(%)
1	Caryophyllene Oxide	20.30
2	Alpha-Cadinol	8.40
3	Caryophyllene Alcohol	8.10

Minor Compound Details

Serial No.	Compound Name	Compound Percentage(%)
1	Gamma-Muurolene	6.40
2	Ar-Curcumene	5.40
3	Beta-Bisabolene	5.40
4	Beta-Caryophyllene	5.60
5	Alpha-Bulnesene	2.40
6	1-Epi-Cubenol	1.40
7	Alpha-Acoradiene	1.0
8	Delta-Cadinene	1.30
9	Beta-cedrene	0.10
10	Beta-Cubebene	0.70
11	Beta-Guaiene	0.20
12	A-Cubebene	0.10
13	Cubebol	0.10
14	A-Humulene	trace
15	Cyclosativene	0.70
16	Gamma-Cadinene	0.80
17	Alpha-Copaene	0.20
18	Gamma-Gurjunene	trace
19	Alpha-Guaiene	0.40
20	Alpha-Gurjunene	0.80
21	Trans-Alpha-Bergamotene	0.10