Title of article :
Chemical Composition and General Toxicity of Essential Oil Extracted from the Stalks and Flowers of Rheum Ribes L. Growing in Iran
Author/Authors :
Nikbakht، Mohammad Reza نويسنده , , Esnaashari، Solmaz نويسنده Drug Applied Research Centre, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, I.R. Iran. , , Heshmati Afshar، Fariba نويسنده Medical Philosophy and History Research Center and Faculty of Traditional Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, I.R. Iran. ,
Issue Information :
دوفصلنامه با شماره پیاپی 0 سال 2013
Abstract :
The essential oil of Rheum ribes L. stalks and flowers, growing in Iran, were extracted with hydro-distillation and analyzed by GC-MS. Thirty constituents representing 93.84% of Rheum oil were identified. The oil was found to be rich in hydrocarbons especially long-chain n-alkanes (80.81%). The most abundant components in the oil included tricosane (26.29%), heneicosane (26.07%), pentacosane (10.63%), heptacosane (10.37%) and palmitic acid (3.64%). The essential oil was also evaluated for general toxicity bioassay using brine shrimp lethality method. The toxicity profile of the oil indicated some degree of toxicity in comparison with podophyllotoxin.
Journal title :
Journal of Reports in Pharmaceutical Sciences
Journal title :
Journal of Reports in Pharmaceutical Sciences
