Chemical Composition of Volatile Oils from the Endocarp and Hulls of Persian Bay Laurel Fruit: A Fragrant Herb Used In Traditional Iranian Medicine

authors:

avatar Behzad Zolfaghari 1 , avatar Seyed Hadi Samsam-Shariat 1 , avatar Alireza Ghannadi 2 , *

Department of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
Isfahan Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
Journal of Reports in Pharmaceutical Sciences: Vol.2, issue 1; 1-4
published online: January 27, 2013
article type: Research Article
received: January 05, 2013
revised: January 10, 2013
accepted: January 17, 2013

how to cite: Zolfaghari B, Samsam-Shariat S H, Ghannadi A. Chemical Composition of Volatile Oils from the Endocarp and Hulls of Persian Bay Laurel Fruit: A Fragrant Herb Used In Traditional Iranian Medicine. J Rep Pharm Sci. 2013;2(1):e147756. 

Abstract

The hydro-distilled volatile oils, obtained from dried endocarp and hulls of Persian bay laurel (Laurus nobilis var. angustifolia) from Laueaceae family were analyzed by GC/MS. Thirteen and twelve compounds consisting 81.6% and 89.1% of the total components were identified of the oils obtained with a yield of 3% and 1.2% (w/w) respectively. Differences of some compounds between endocarp and hulls oils were evinced. While the oil of endocarp contained 1,8- cineole (46.7%), α-terpinyl acetate (7.4%), β-pinene (7.3%) and α-phellandrene (4.7%), the oil of hulls contained 1,8-cineole (40.5%), trans-β-ocimene (22.1%), caryophyllene oxide (6.9%) and α-terpinyl acetate (5.0%).