Title: Study on the chemical composition of essential oils from different parts of Blumea lanceolaria and their potential for the treatment of inflammatory diseases
Authors: Nguyen Duc Tin , Do Thi Thanh Huyen
Volume: 9
Issue: 9
Pages: 70-78
Publication Date: 2025/09/28
Abstract:
This study aimed to investigate the essential oils yielding potential, their therapeutic uses, and the chemical functional analysis obtained from the leaves, stem, and root from Blumea lanceolaria , a plant incorporated in the Eastern and Vietnamese traditional medicinal heritage. Essential oils were obtained by hydro distillation from fresh plant materials and were evaluated by GC-MS and GC-FID analysis. The study concluded that oil was present in different quantities, predominantly from the leaves (0.168%), the roots (0.018%), and the stem (0.011%). A total of thirty compounds were identified which almost account to the total oil compositions from leaves (99.12%), stems (98.44%), and roots (96.89%). The chemical analysis was able to determine the two different types of chemotypes. The essential oils obtained from the leaves and stems contained high amounts of two phenolic monoterpenes, Carvacrol methyl ether (58.28% in leaves and 89.40% in stems) and o-Cymene (38.29% in leaves and 3.35% in stems). The roots were rich in essential oil constituents of the oil of pine, particularly ?-Pinene (33.36%), Thymol isobutyrate (29.23%), and Thymol methyl ether (21.70%). This investigation is the first study in analyzing Blumea lanceolaria from Vietnam to its present intracontinental and intranational uses. The individual compounds show definite anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and antioxidant activities, indicative that every constituent of the plant can be valuable in therapeutic practices. The research introduces a method for addressing anti-inflammatory disorders using natural active compounds that are safe, benign, and devoid of adverse effects on the human body.