Journal of
Medicinal Plants Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Med. Plants Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0875
  • DOI: 10.5897/JMPR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 3835

Full Length Research Paper

Content and chemical composition of the essential oils of Aristolochia cymbifera Mart. and Zucc. extracted from leaves submitted to different temperatures

Daniel Emanuel Cabral de Oliveira1*, André Luiz Montes2, Osvaldo Resende2, Fabiano Guimarães Silva2, Mário César Guerreiro3 and Juliana de Fátima Sales2
1Federal University of Mato Grosso, UFMT, Av. Alexandre Ferronato, 1200 - Setor Industrial Sul  Sinop – MT. 2Federal Institute of Education of Goiano, Science and Technology (IF Goiano), Brazil. 3Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Lavras (UFLA), Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Email: [email protected]

  •  Received: 02 April 2013
  •  Accepted: 31 May 2013
  •  Published: 17 June 2013

Abstract

The drying of plant materials ensures the preservation of the active constituents of medicinal plants. This experiment was conducted at the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology at the Goiás, Rio Verde Campus. The study sought to evaluate the effects of three drying air temperatures on the content and chemical composition of the essential oils of Aristolochia cymbifera (A. cymbifera). Drying was performed in a fixed bed dryer with average temperatures of 28.8, 36.4 and 44.8°C with four replicates used for each temperature. By increasing the drying air temperature, the drying time was decreased without altering the essential oil content or chemical composition.

 

Key words: Content of essential oil, medicinal plants, drying conditions, extraction.

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