In collaboration with Scientific Association of Iranian Medicinal Plants

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Academic Members of Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, P.O. Box 13185-116,Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Rosa damascena Mill is cultivated in different parts of Iran, and essential oil and rose water in large scales are produced. Essential oil is used in aromatic, food and cosmetics industrials. In this study, esential oils were extracted by hydrodistillation method, from Rosa damascena collected from and cultivated in Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands. Components of this essence were compared to that of industrial samples extracted by the same method, from Rosa damacena cultivated in Kamoo.  Samples were analyzed by GC and GC/MS. The main constituents in industrial sample were phytol (39.3%), n-henicosane (16.5%), hexadecane (12.5%), n-heptadecane (5.9%) and citronellol (4.1%)and for laboratory sample were n-nonadecane (21%), citronellol (20.3%), geraniol (19%) and phenylethyl alcohol (18.9%). 

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