Abstract

GC/MS ANALYSIS OF THE ESSENTIAL OIL OF NARAGAMIA ALATA W&A

Vinny K.V. and Oommen P. Saj*

Department of Botany, University College, Trivandrum, Kerala -695034, India.

ABSTRACT

Naragamia alata W&A belongs to the family Meliaceae is a small handsome underground woody shrub up to 30cm in height. The whole part of Naragamia alata is medicinally important. It is used in the treatment of vitiated conditions of pitta, vatha, migraine, cough, asthma, bronchitis, spleno-megaly, pruritus, dyspepsia, anemaea and chronic fevers. The essential oil was extracted by Clevenger apparatus was used for GC/ MS analysis. 20 compounds were detected which belong to three classes, monoterpenoids, sesquiterpenoids and diterpenoids, of which the sesquiterpenoids form the major class.

Keywords: Naragamia alata, Meliaceae, essential oil, GC/ MS.