Quality control of commercial essential oil of rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.)

Authors

  • A. C. Atti-Santos Universidade de Caxias do Sul
  • F. Agostini Universidade de Caxias do Sul
  • M. R. Pansera Universidade de Caxias do Sul
  • M. Rossato Universidade de Caxias do Sul
  • L. Atti Serafini Universidade de Caxias do Sul

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.70151/7b0w9t90

Keywords:

Rosmarinus officinalis, essential oil, chemical composition, physico-chemical properties

Abstract

Due to its important properties, rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) essential oil is commonly used in industry. Aiming to the characterization of commercial samples, chemical parameters (chemical composition) as well as physico-chemical parameters (boiling range, residue on evaporation, solubility in ethanol, specific gravity, viscosity, refraction index, optical rotation) were determined. This enabled the identification and the determination of purity and quality of commercial samples when compared to a standard sample from a known origin. The results could be used to identify adulterated samples, using basically the parameters for chemical composition, residue on evaporation, and viscosity.

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Author Biographies

  • A. C. Atti-Santos, Universidade de Caxias do Sul

    Departamento de Ciências Exatas e da Natureza

  • F. Agostini, Universidade de Caxias do Sul

    Instituto de Biotecnologia

  • M. R. Pansera, Universidade de Caxias do Sul

    Instituto de Biotecnologia

  • M. Rossato, Universidade de Caxias do Sul

    Departamento de Ciências Exatas

    Departamento de Física e Química

  • L. Atti Serafini, Universidade de Caxias do Sul

    Departamento de Ciências Exatas

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Published

2003-08-04

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 2 (2004)

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How to Cite

Quality control of commercial essential oil of rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.). (2003). Revista Brasileira De Plantas Medicinais, 6(2), 44-47. https://doi.org/10.70151/7b0w9t90