The essential oils of the pakistani species of the family umbelliferae 28. coriandrum sativum coriander dhania oil of the seeds and the whole plant
Karim, A.; Ashraf, M.; Bhatty, M.K.
Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research 22(4): 205-207
1979
ISSN/ISBN: 0030-9885 Accession: 006672745
The essential oil obtained from the seed and the whole plant of C. sativum was investigated for its physicochemical properties and chemical composition. The oil from laboratory-cultivated seed (0.5%) and from seeds purchased in the local market (0.3%) consists of .alpha.-pinene (1.3, 0.5%), camphene (1.1, 0.8%), myrcene (0.3, 0.2%), .DELTA.3-carene (0.6, 0.2%), .alpha.-phellandrene (0.5, 0.3%), limonene (3.1, 3.1%), .gamma.-terpinene (7.3, 3.2%), p-cymene (2.2, 1.0%), an unknown monoterpene (0.6, 0.7%), linalyl acetate (5.1, 3.2%), geranyl acetate (3.3, 7.9%), an unidentified ester (0.0, 1.2%), linalool (70.0, 68.0%), geraniol (3.1, 9.5%) and borneol (1.5, 0.0%), respectively. The whole plant before the flowering stage and at the flowering stage with 0.001 and 0.002% oil content, respectively, however, contained .alpha.-pinene (0.9, 0.8%), camphene (1.2, 2.6%), myrcene (0.8, 0.9%), .DELTA.3-carene (0.3, 0.9%), .alpha.-phellandrene (1.2, 1.4%), limonene (0.9, 0.8%), p-cymene (1.0, 0.9%), unidentified monoterpenes (0.2, 1.4%), nonanal (16.2, 20.6%), 2-decanol (18.0, 37.5%), unidentified esters (6.7, 0.0%), an unknown hydroxy compound (10.6, 9.6%), a 5-membered cyclic ketone (38.3, 18.2%) and coumarins (3.5, 4.4%). C. sativum is a common cultivated plant in Pakistan and its fruits and leaves are used as a spice. The fruits are also used in digestive ailments and are bacteriocidal and fungicidal.