volatile oil intro PHG322

Incorporated in rowachol for bile therapy

and acts as cholagogue

• Ocimene & myrecene

• Borneol & pinene

• p-cymene & pinene

Is one definite chemical substance isolated

from the oil

• Terpeneless oil

• volatile oil isolate

• Distillate

........Is responsible for the blue color of

chamomile oil

• Chamazulene

• Matricin

• Bisabolol

Effect of cold mineral acid on limonene

produces

• carvone+ carveol

• Terpine hydrate+terpineol

• ά terpinene+ p-cymene

Myrecene & ocimene are two isomers due to

• Shift of the double bonds

• Shift in the position of substituent group

• Geometrical isomers(cis & trans)

p-cymene is prepared from thymol by

• Reduction

• Oxidation

• Isomerization