CSIR CIMAP AROMA | Essential Oil Details

Essential Oil Details

Essential Name

: Acorus calamus CIM-Balya essential oil

Plant Name

: Sweet flag, Vach, Bhoja

Plant Variety Name

: CIM-Balya

Plant Tissue Name

: Root

Introduction

they are a arousing nervine antispasmodic agent, and a universal tonic to the mind. As arejuvenative for the head and nerous system, they are used to promote cerebral circulation, to energise self-expression, an to assist off a wide ambit of synptoms in the mind, including neuralgy, epilepsy, memory loss and shock. This oil could be applied locally all over the stomach for it has pacifying affect on the alimentary canal. yield of the variety is 9-11 tone per hactare

Other Details

N/A

Biological Activity Details

Serial No.	Biological Activity Name
1	Anti-inflammatory
2	Anti-microbial

Reference

1. HS Chauhan, SPS Khanuja, A Kalra, AK Gupta, AK Shasany, MP Darokar, RE Mathavan,HP Singh, DD Patra, HN Singh, J Singh, ML Gupta, A Singh, RK Lal, RP Bansal,OP Dhawan, AK Singh, B Kumar & SN Garg. A high rhizome and oil yielding variety , 2010.

2. Raina, V. K., S. K. Srivastava, and K. V. Syamasunder. "Essential oil composition of Acorus calamus L. from the lower region of the Himalayas." Flavour and fragrance Journal 18.1 (2003): 18-20.

Major Compound Details

Serial No.	Compound Name	Compound Percentage(%)
1	Beta-asarone	85.6
2	Alpha-asarone	9.7
3	Linalool	4.7

Minor Compound Details

Serial No.	Compound Name	Compound Percentage(%)
1	Beta-Bisabolene	1.9
2	(E)-Alpha-Bisabolene	0.5
3	Elemicin	0.4
4	(E)-Methyl Isoeugenol	0.6
5	Heptadecane	0.4
6	Alpha- Pinene	Trace
7	Linalyl Acetate	0.2
8	Alpha-Cadinol	0.3
9	Spathulenol	0.1
10	Alpha-Calacorene	0.1
11	T-Muurolol	0.1
12	Alpha-Muurolene	0.7
13	Terpinen-4-Ol	0.1
14	Alpha-Terpineol	0.2
15	Undecanol	Trace
16	Beta-Caryophyllene	0.5
17	Beta-Cubebene	0.2
18	Beta-Phellandrene	0.1
19	Beta-Pinene	Trace
20	Delta-Elemene	0.2