Table 3.
Major components identified from Amomum essential oils.
| Plants | Plant parts | Compounds | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amomum villosum | Fruit | Bornyl acetate (52.5%),Camphor 19.17%, Camphene(8.9%), d-limonene(17.8%), | [6,55] |
| Leaves | Bornyl acetate (8.48%), β-pinene(53%), α-pinene (22.1%) Camphor 3.18%, γ-terpinene (1.2%)Limonene(4.2%), α-humalene (2%) | [56] | |
| Seed | Bornyl acetate (40.4%) Camphor14.82%, esters (52.5%), | [57] | |
| Stem | α-pinene (18.5%), Sabinene(19.2%), β-pinene(38.8%), β-caryophyllene(2.2%), γ-terpinene (1.8%)Limonene(3.9%) | [53,58] | |
| Peels | Bornyl acetate (3.87%) Camphor 6.90%, esters (42.1%) | [58] | |
| Rhizomes | Β-pinene(19%), α-pinene (9%),Bornyl acetate (18.3%) Camphor (2.49%), Sabinene(16%),fenchyle acetate (17%),camphene(5.4%) | [58] | |
| Amomum tsao-ko | Pod | Geranial(7.8%),1,8-cineole(22.6%), Geraniol(7%),(2E)-decenal(6.1%) | [22] |
| Entire plant | 1,8-cineole(34.6%), geraniol(4.8%), α-terpineol(4%), α-phellandrene(5.8%), β-pinene(3.3%) | [47] | |
| Fruit | 1,8cineole(45.24%),Geraniol(5.11%),Geranial(4.52%), α-terpineol(3.59%), α-phellandrene(3.07%) | [46,54] | |
| Seed | 1,8-cineole(30.6%), limaneon (22.77%), 2-decanal(17.3%), neral(7%), geranial(10.6%), α-terpineol(4.3%) | [59] |