Research Article

Alpinia Essential Oils and Their Major Components against Rhodnius nasutus, a Vector of Chagas Disease

Table 1

Chemical composition of the essential oils extracted of from fresh leaves of A. zerumbet (OLALPZER) and A. vittata (OLALPVIT) determined by GC-MS analyzes.

SubstancesRetention timeOLALPZEROLALPVIT
(min)Area (%)Area (%)

α-Thujene12.63.7-
α-Pinene12.91.710.1
Camphene13.60.2-
Sabinene14.713.81.2
β-Pinene14.83.035.3
β-Myrcene15.41.1-
Phellandrene16.10.3-
α-Terpinene16.64.0-
ρ-Cymene16.94.8-
Limonene17.11.81.5
1,8-Cineol17.215.3-
α-Terpinolene-2.0-
cis-Sabinene202.2-
Terpinen-4-ol23.219.7-
α-Cubebene29.0-2.1
Copaene30-2.4
β-Cubebene30.4-2.4
β-Caryophyllene31.53.21.0
β-Gurjunene32.4-1.7
Aromadendrene32.8-0.7
cis-Muurola-4(14),5-diene33.1-0.6
Germacrene-D33.4-0.6
epi-Bicyclosesquiphellandrene33.8-1.0
epi-Cubebol33.9-5.0
Calamenene34.7-2.0
Cadina-1(2),4-diene35.00.8
Viridiflorol37.21.75
1-epi-Cubenol37.81.43
1,10-di-epi-Cubenol38.21.24
Caryophyllene oxide36.51.9-
Others-21.227.2