Table I.
List of publications detailing rosemary extracts and most abundant phytochemicals detected
| Extraction method | Major phytochemicals | Citation |
|---|---|---|
| Essential oil | 1,8-cineole (43.77% mass/total oil content) Camphor (12.53%) α-pinene (11.51%) β-pinene (8.16%) β-caryophyllene (3.93%) |
[29] |
| Essential oil | α-pinene (39.8% total oil composition) 1,8-cineole (18.3%) Para-cymene-9-ol (7.7%) Camphor (7.4%) Camphene (6.6%) |
[30] |
| Methanol | Rosmarinic acid (8% mass/dry weight) Carnosic acid (6%) |
[31] |
| Acetonitrile + 2% formic acid | Carnosic acid (121.08 mg/mL) Carnosol (28.89 mg/mL) Verbenone (77.59 μg/g) α-thujene (76.26 μg/g) Bornyl acetate (54.02 μg/g) |
[32] |
| Supercritical fluid | Carnosic acid (8.30% dry weight) Micromeric acid (4.70%) Betulinic acid (3.80%) Ursolic acid (2.15%) Carnosol (1.00%) |
[33] |
| Ethanol (70%) | Diacetone alcohol (72.80 mg/g dry weight) Rosmarinic acid (50.43 mg/g) Butyraldehyde semicarbazone (4.63 mg/g) 6-Iodo-2-methylquinazolin- 4(3H)-one (3.60 mg/g) Borneol (2.31 mg/g) |
[34] |
| Methanol (70%) | Rosmarinic acid (60.89 mg/g dry weight) Diacetone alcohol (54.58 mg/g) Propyl-propanedioic acid (14.45 mg/g) 2,1,3-benzothiadiazole (5.48 mg/g) 6-Iodo-2-methylquinazolin- 4(3H)-one (4.93 mg/g) |
[34] |
| Hydroalcoholic (65% ethanol) | Rosmarinic acid (398.1 μg/mL) Luteolin (199.5 μg/mL) Caffeic acid (114.4 μg/mL) Carnosol (80.1 μg/mL) Apigenin (39.6 μg/mL) |
[28] |