ESSENTIAL OIL OF CURCUMA LONGA L. RHIZOMES CHEMICAL COMPOSITION, YIELD VARIATION AND STABILITY

Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) is a medicinal plant that is cultivated worldwide. This study was conducted to evaluate the variability in the percentage and the chemical composition of volatile oils from 12 turmeric samples. Rhizomes of the turmeric plant were collected from three different producers i...

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Main Authors: Anabrisa Ferreira Guimarães, Ana Cláudia Andrade Vinhas, Angélica Ferraz Gomes, Luiz Humberto Souza, Patrícia Baier Krepsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Química 2020-08-01
Series:Química Nova
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-40422020000700909&tlng=en