ISOLATION AND GCMS CHARACTERIZATION OF CERTAIN NON-POLAR COMPOUNDS FROM SPILANTHES CILIATA

Author(s): Rahul Sharma, Masochon Zimik, Neelakantan Arumugam

Abstract: Spilanthes ciliata, commonly known as toothache plant, is a traditional medicinal plant. In the present study an attempt was made to analyze the oil obtained after solvent extraction of flowers of the plant. GCMS of the extract revealed presence of 15 different compounds in the oil. 11-tridecene-1-ol (18.72%), 2R-acetoxymethyl-1,3,3-trimethyl-4T-(3-methyl-2-buten-1-yl)-1T-cyclohexanol (12.66%), Pentadecanoic acid (8.36%,), 1-hexacosanol (8.32%,), Nonadecane (7.35%) and Hexatriacontane (7.014%) were found to be the major constituents and the remaining were in trace amounts. Most of the compounds identified are found associated with various biological activities. The study presents a large-scale isolation of major compounds for their characterization and medicinal application.

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