Determination of Phytochemical Contents of Some Medicinal Aromatic Plants (Echinacea pallida, Melissa officinalis, Hypericum perforatum and Sideritis syriaca) Belonging to Antalya Region

Abstract

Echinacea pallida, Melissa officinalis, Hypericum perforatum and Sideritis syriaca are valuable for its pharmaceutical, medicinal and agricultural properties. These plants were extracted with methanol/chloform (1:1) solvent, filtered, and solvents were removed by rotary evaporator to get four separate extracts. Quantifications of chemical constituents of extracts were determined by TOF-LC/MS and GC-MS. The main compounds of extracts for E. pallida were 4-Hydroxybenzoic acid Caffeic acid, for M. officinalis were Eupatorin and Diosmin, for S. syriaca Chlorogenic acid and Fumaric acid, for H. perforatum Quercetin-3-β-D-glucoside and Morin. The fatty acid contents of E. pallida is Palmitic acid composition (30.07%), of M. officinalis is Octadecatrienoic acid (43.39%),  H. perforatum is Octadecatrienoic acid (31.37%) and of S .syriaca is Linoleic acid (34.89%).

Keywords

• Echinacea pallida
• Melissa officinalis
• Hypericum perforatum and Sideritis syriaca
• HPLC-TOF/MS

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