Constituents of leaves and flowers essential oils of Helichrysum pallasii (Spreng.) Ledeb. growing wild in Lebanon

J Med Food. 2009 Feb;12(1):203-7. doi: 10.1089/jmf.2008.0103.

Abstract

The chemical compositions of the essential oils obtained from leaves and flowers of Helichrysum pallasii were analyzed by gas chromatography and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Among the 102 identified constituents, hexadecanoic acid (16.2%), (Z,Z)-9,12-octadecadienoic acid (6.8%), tetradecanoic acid (2.6%), and (Z)-caryophyllene (4.2%) were the main constituent of the oil from leaves, while in the oil from flowers hexadecanoic acid (14.7%), (Z,Z)-9,12-octadecadienoic acid (14.2%), (Z)-caryophyllene (3.6%), and delta-cadinene (3.1%) predominated. The oils were both characterized by sesquiterpenes (33.4% for leaves and 33.7% for flowers, respectively) and fatty acids and esters (30.3% in leaves and 35% in flowers, respectively). The in vitro activity of the essential oils of the plant against some microorganisms in comparison with chloramphenicol by the broth dilution method was determined. The oils exhibited a weak activity as inhibitors of growth of Staphylococcus epidermidis in vitro (minimum inhibitory concentration = 100 microg/mL).

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / analysis
  • Bacteria / drug effects
  • Esters / analysis
  • Fatty Acids / analysis
  • Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / analysis
  • Flowers
  • Helichrysum / chemistry*
  • Lebanon
  • Myristic Acid / analysis
  • Oils, Volatile / chemistry*
  • Oils, Volatile / pharmacology*
  • Palmitic Acid / analysis
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology
  • Plant Leaves
  • Plant Oils / chemistry*
  • Plant Oils / pharmacology
  • Polycyclic Sesquiterpenes
  • Sesquiterpenes / analysis
  • Staphylococcus epidermidis / drug effects

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
  • Esters
  • Fatty Acids
  • Fatty Acids, Unsaturated
  • Oils, Volatile
  • Plant Extracts
  • Plant Oils
  • Polycyclic Sesquiterpenes
  • Sesquiterpenes
  • Myristic Acid
  • octadecadienoic acid
  • Palmitic Acid
  • caryophyllene