Isolation of Essential Oils from Qust Al Hindi (Saussurea Lappa) Plants via Hydro distillation and Characterization using GC-MS Analysis

Abstract

This research is motivated by the increasing public need for essential oils. The increasing demand is due to the spread of public knowledge in traditional medicine. The essential oil obtained from the Qust al Hindi plant (Saussurea Lappa) has various secondary metabolites such as flavonoid, lignin and sesquiterpenoids. Isolation of essential oils from Qust AL-Hindi (Saussurea Lappa) plants was carried out using the hydro-distillation method. The results obtained are a solution that has a distinctive aroma of 0.41%. Compound content analysis was carried out using the GC-MS (Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectroscopy) method and identified the dominant metabolite compounds namely 9,12,15-Octadecatrienoic acid, Caryophyllene oxide, beta-elemene, trans-Caryophyllene, Cyclohexane, and Bicyclo with variations different area sizes