NATURAL PRODUCT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ›› 2017, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (3): 532-541. doi: 10.16333/j.1001-6880.2017.3.028

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Review on Chemical Components of Rimulus cinnamon Essential Oil

XU Feng,WANG De-jian,ZENG Nan*   

  1. Pharmacy College,Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine;The Ministry of Education Key  Laboratory of Standardization of Chinese Herbal Medicine;Key Laboratory of Systematic Research,Development  and Utilization of Chinese Medicine Resources in Sichuan Province—Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Co- founded by Sichuan Province and MOST,Chengdu 611137,China
  • Online:2017-03-31 Published:2017-04-06

Abstract: The essential oil is the main chemical components responded to the pharmacological activities of Rimulus cinnamon,which is widely used in clinics.At present,more than 200 chemical compounds were identified from the essential oil of R.cinnamon. The mainly compositions were alkene,alcohol,aldehydes,esters,ketone,acide,etc.In this paper,the chemical components of R.cinnamon essential oil were reviewed and sorted to provide references for further development and utilization of R.cinnamon essential oil.

Key words: Rimulus cinnamon essential oil, cinnamaldehyde, olefins, alcohols, aldehydes, esters, ketones, acids

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