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. 2009 Aug 6;14(8):2909–2917. doi: 10.3390/molecules14082909

Table 2.

Comparison of major constituents of C. rotundus rhizomes oils from different countries.

Oil percentage composition
Constituents 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
α-pinene - - - - - - - - - (3.0-10.8)
β-pinene - - - - - - - - - (5.3-11.3)
α-copaene - - - - - - (11.4-12.1) - - -
cyperene - 30.8 7.2 28.7 20.7 - (8.4-11.1) 19.2 (20.4-30.9) (1.6-2.6)
β-selinene 18.3 - 17.8 - - - - - - (4.6-5.1)
cyperotundone - 13.1 19.4 8.8 25.0 12.1 -- - 8.8 -
α-cyperone 38.6 - 30.7 - - 22.8 - 17.7 (4.5 – 25.2) (7.9-11.0)
valerenal - - - - - - (8.7-9.8) - - -
caryophyllene oxide - - - - - - (7.8-9.7) - - (2.6-5.4)
petchoulenyl acetate - - - 8.0 - - - - - -
sugeonyl acetate - - - 8.9 - - - - - -

1 = H-type; 2 = O-type; 3 = M-type; 4 = K-type; 5 = Hawaiian O-type (Asia countries) [31,32]; 6 = Brazil [35]; 7 = India [36]; 8 = Nigeria [33]; 9 = Tunisia [14,34], 10 = South Africa (present study).