Abstract
Pepper roots contain 0.39% of essential oil. By GC-MS method, 44 peaks and 22 compounds were obtained and identified. The major component was trans-caryophyllene. The trace metal content analysis showed that the heavy metals were under the safety level.
MeSH terms
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Drugs, Chinese Herbal / chemistry*
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Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
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Magnoliopsida / chemistry
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Oils, Volatile / chemistry
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Oils, Volatile / isolation & purification*
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Plant Roots / chemistry
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Plants, Medicinal / chemistry*
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Polycyclic Sesquiterpenes
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Sesquiterpenes / chemistry
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Sesquiterpenes / isolation & purification*
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Trace Elements / analysis*
Substances
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Drugs, Chinese Herbal
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Oils, Volatile
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Polycyclic Sesquiterpenes
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Sesquiterpenes
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Trace Elements
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caryophyllene