ginger oil
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Ginger Oil
Ashish Gadhave.
Classification• Product name: Ginger• Botanical source: Zingier officinale• Part used: Root• Active Ingredient: [6]-Gingerol• Molecular Weight: 294• Test Method: HPLC• Storage: Stored in sealed containers at cool and
dry place. Protect from light and moisture.• Shelf life: 2 years when properly stored.
Properties• Colour: Pale Yellow
• Smell: Fresh, aromatic, strong characteristic odour.
• Stability: stable at room temperature.
• It is used in aromatherapy also.
Composition
• Zingiberine 35%• Sesquiphellandrene 10%• Bisa Bolene 8%• Dextro-camphene 6%• Beta-phellandrene 3%• 1,8-cineole 2%• Others 26%
Chemical Structure
Zingeberene 6-gingerol
Zingiberol 8-gingrol
Extraction
Steam Distillation Super Critical Fluid Extraction
Supercritical Fluid Extraction
• Extracted by CO2.
• Low temperature extraction method
• High efficiency, high selectivity
• High quality of oil, No heavy metals or solvents used.
TLC profile of Ginger Oil
References• Pharmacognosy, by Dr. C.K. Kokate, A.P.
Purohit, S.B. Gokhale, Nirali Prakashan, 38th Edition, 2007.
• Quality control of herbal drugs by Pollock Mukhergy.
• Wagner H. et al, Plant Drug Analysis, Spinger, 1996, 300.
• British Pharmacopoeia, 305.• Online library, wiley.com
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