Terpenoids and Bio-Functions of Essential Oils Hydrodistilled Differently from Freshly Immature and Mature Blumea balsamifera Leaves

Table 1

Yields of essential oils extracted from immature and mature leaves of B. balsamifera with different hydrodistillation periods.

Treatment		Weight (mg/100 g FW)
Maturity	Time
Immature		501.90 ± 510.48^a
Mature		352.40 ± 497.65^b
F test (maturity)
	0–6 hrs	1254.45 ± 110.53^a
	6–12 hrs	222.21 ± 128.01^b
	12–18 hrs	149.28 ± 88.10^c
	18–24 hrs	82.64 ± 42.55^d
F test (time)
(Maturity × time)
Immature	0–6 hrs	1333.67 ± 97.16^a
	6–12 hrs	336.81 ± 31.61^c
	12–18 hrs	226.01 ± 10.14^d
	18–24 hrs	111.10 ± 28.78^e
Mature	0–6 hrs	1175.24 ± 47.73^b
	6–12 hrs	107.61 ± 23.89^e
	12–18 hrs	72.54 ± 40.43^e
	18–24 hrs	54.19 ± 35.61^e
F test
C.V. (%)		10.83

Data are expressed as mean ± SD (n = 3). Values in the same column followed by different letters indicate significant differences at  < 0.05 according to Duncan’s multiple range test; :  significant at  < 0.05 and : significant at  < 0.01 level.