Medicinal & Aromatic Plants
Open Access
ISSN: 2167-0412
ISSN: 2167-0412
Department of Food Science, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Wondo Genet, P.O. Box 198, Ethiopia
Research Article
Essential oil Composition of Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia Mill.) Cultivars Grown in Wondo Genet, Ethiopia
Author(s): Beriso M. Buta and Abdela B. Kinki*
Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia Mill.) is a perennial crop that belongs to the Lamiaceae family. This study aimed to examine the essential oil compositions of two lavender cultivars grown in Wondo Genet, Ethiopia. The chemical composition of essential oils obtained by hydro-distillation from fresh leave and flowers of lavender samples were analyzed using Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS). The result showed that the major essential oil constituents obtained in flowering lavender were camphor 1,8-cineole, β-Pinene, beta-caryophyllene oxide, Isooctyl alcohol, endo-Borneol, and thujene. The major compound obtained in local lavender essential oils were 1,8-cineole, camphor, β-Pinene, endo-Borneol, alpha. Terpineol, beta-phellandrene, and 1,3-cyclopentadiene. The major compounds found in this study were reported in other research findings done on the same samp.. View More»