Investigation of the Oil of Litsea cubeba (Lour.) Pers. in Ba Vi (Ha Tay province)

ABSTRACT

Investigatetion of the fruits and leaves oil of Litsea cubeba (Lour.) Pers. wild growing in the moutain areas in Ba Vi district, Ha Tay province. The major components of the fruits oil of Litsea cubeba (Lour.) Pers. is citral, which includes of neral (citral b) and geranial (citral a) with content over 65% equivalent in some Northern provinces. Fruits and leaves oil analysis were carried out by a combination of capilarry GC and MS. The main components of the leaves oil are linalol (over 85%), 1.8-cineol (-50%), sabinen (10-15%) and -terpineol or -terpinyl acetate (10-20%). This plant in Ba Vi has many biochemical diversification, that is also a character of Lauraceae as Long nao, Vu huong.