Calamus (China) 4 root

  • CAS number

    8015-79-0

  • Botanical

    Acorus calamus L., fam. Araceae

GC-MS Analysis

Sugimoto, N., et al.,, Pharmacognostical investigation of Acori rhizomes in Asian market (two oils from plants cultivated in Hubei, China), Natural Medicines, Vol. 54, 316-324 (1997)

Compound CAS DB5 Carbowax Proportion
Elemicin 487-11-6 1555.86 2233.0 57.7%
gamma-Asarone 5353-15-1 31.5%
alpha-Asarone (E) 2883-98-9 1679.0 2.0%
Methyl eugenol 93-15-2 1407.29 1991.86 0.8%
(E)-Methyl isoeugenol 6379-72-2 1504.25 2158.0 0.8%
(Z)-Methyl isoeugenol 6380-24-1 1466.0 2023.0 0.65%
Total 93.45%