Study on the transfer of components of Aetheroleum carvi and Aetheroleum foeniculi oils

Fitoterapia. 2005 Mar;76(2):166-72. doi: 10.1016/j.fitote.2004.11.005.

Abstract

The transfer through a membrane of the main organic components and mineral elements of Carum carvi and Foeniculum vulgare volatile oils was studied. The transfer was studied from buffer solution pH 1.1 (stomach) and pH 6.5 (intestine) to pH 7.5 (plasma) in a Sartorius model. The transferred components were measured by GC-MS for volatile components and ICP-OES for inorganic elements. The main components (trans-anethole and fenchone from F. vulgare, carvone and D-limonene from C. carvi), as well as some mineral elements (Ca, Mg, S, Zn), transferred through the membrane.

MeSH terms

  • Carum*
  • Foeniculum*
  • Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
  • Gastric Mucosa / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Intestinal Mucosa / metabolism*
  • Phytotherapy*
  • Plant Oils / pharmacokinetics*

Substances

  • Plant Oils