Title:GC-MS Analysis of Essential Oil from Lavandula angustifolia Cultivated in Garhwal Himalaya
VOLUME: 5 ISSUE: 4
Author(s):Pramod Singh, Harish Andola, M.S.M. Rawat, Geeta Joshi nee Pant and J.S. Jangwan
Affiliation:School of Environmental Science and Natural Resource (SENR), Doon University, Dehradun-248 001.
Keywords:Essential oil, GC-MS, lamiaceae, Lavandula angustifola, linalyl acetate.
Abstract:Lavandula angustifolia is a well known herbal medicinal plant with a variety of useful
properties, cultivated in the hill area of Uttarakhand was found to have 0.55 % essential oil on dry
weight basis analyzed by GC and GC-MS. Thirty four constituents, representing 96.41% of the oil
were identified. The higher percentage of major components is linalyl acetate (39.10%), linalool
(29.7%), α- terpineol (4.35%), and trans caryophyllene (3.76%). The quality of lavender oil produced
in Garhwal Himalayan region can be compared with other parts of the globe which indicates its
international quantity.
