Mineral Composition of Various Extracts and Essential Oil of Pickled Ferula orientalis L

Authors : Elif Feyza TOPDAS, Memnune ŞENGÜL

Pages : 1194-1204

Doi:10.21597/jist.835662

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Publication Date : 2021-06-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Edible wild plants are important food sources of the increasing world population and contribute to the healthy functioning of the body. Some of the edible wild plants, which are considered among the favourite flavours and consumed with pleasure in many countries, are rich in trace elements that play an effective role in the fight against various diseases. Ferula, a genus of edible wild plants in the Apiaceae family, is also known worldwide for its aromatic composition and medicinal properties. In this study, the essential oil of F. orientalis obtained by hydrodistillation and water, ethanol: water, methanol: water, chloroform, and n-hexane extracts prepared by classical and ultrasonic were studied. According to the mineral composition data determined by the Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS), the essential oil was found to contain only sodium, potassium, manganese, and aluminum, among the 18 elements scanned. The most common elements found in the extracts were potassium, sodium, and phosphorus, and their amounts varied between 982.504- 42 282.486 ppm, 3267.141- 39 103.835 ppm, and 1898.652- 9280.814 ppm, respectively. According to the results, the ultrasound process significantly increased the mineral transfer to the extracts (p< 0.01).
Keywords : Essential oil, Extraction, Ferula orientalis, Mineral composition

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