The essential oils of Schisandra chinensis (Turcz.) Baill.

Markéta Křenková¹, Lubomír Opletal¹ (opletal@faf.cuni.cz), Miloslav Sebránek², Jaroslav Jurenka²

¹ Department of Pharmaceutical Botany and Ecology, Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
² Analytical and Physical Laboratory, Research Institute of Organic Synthesis -- CETA, 533 54 Pardubice-Rybitví, Czech Republic

Summary

In the present study, results on the chemical composition of the essential oils hydrodistilled from various parts of Schisandra chinensis (Turcz.) Baill. introduced in Czech Republic are presented. Volatile constituents were analyzed by gas chromatography--mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and showed presence of different principal components in various parts of the plant. Essential oil from cauloms is rich in nerolidol, α-elelmene, α-pinene, 2-tridecanone, 2-undecanone and bornyl acetate. Among volatiles contained in leaves β-elemene, (+)-nerolidol, β-farnesene, γ-cadinene and β-myrcene dominate; it makes its spicy-earthy smell. Prominent components of lemon scenting essential oil in seeds are ylangene, β-chamigrene and β-himachalene.