Mammen Daniel International Journal of Chemistry a Intern Volatile oil De 1 Department of Department o 2 Dr. Daniel’s Laboratorie Received: 2 Febru Contents 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. Experimental . . . . . . . . . . . 3. Results and discussion . . . 4. Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . 5. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . Copyright © 2013, IJCPS All Rights R Stemodia Benth. is a genus of abou subtropical regions of the world. T flavonoids, labdane diterpenes, and isolated (Rodrigues et al., 2010; Ra to possess cytotoxic and antiviral p restricted to the Timbi region of B fields which are now almost lost d Sudan, Tanganyika and Ghana, and fields. The plant is an aromatic robust leaf oblong, up to 3 cm, serrulate abo bracteoles 2 beneath the calyx, line Stemodia serrata Benth., an aro phenolics. The plant yielded 1.15 endo-fenchol(29.8%) and p-men flavone scutellarein and phenolic All these compounds are found preserve and utilize this species i Keywords: Stemodia serrata, vo *Corresponding author Denni Mammen Department of Department of Ch Faculty of Science, M. S. Univers Vadodara-390002, India E-mail: mdanieluni@gmail.com Manuscript ID: IJCPS2047 IJCP and Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Article national Journal of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences www.pharmaresearchlibrary.com/ijcps ls and phenolics of Stemodia serrata B enni Mammen 1 and Mammen Daniel 2* of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, M. S. University, Vad es, Rutu Platina, Opp. Hans Farm, Manjalpur, Vadoda uary 2014, Accepted: 21 April 2014, Published Online: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reserved 1. Introduction ut 40 species belonging to the family Scrophulariaceae The chemical investigation of this genus is restricted t d diterpenes derivatives with a rare tetracyclic skeleta amesh et al., 1979; Da Silva et al., 2008). The diterpe properties (Hufford et al., 1991). Stemodia serrata Baroda, India. There were only very few plants availa due urbanization. It is also reported from waste land in NE Africa and Malawi where it occurs as a weed o fy erect viscidly-pubescent annual with 4-angled stem ove the middle, leaf base amplexicaul. Flowers su ear-subulate. Calyx 5-partite, segments linear-lanceola Abstract omatic weed on the verge of extinction, is analyse 5% of a light greenish yellow volatile oil consisting o ntha-1-(7)-8-diene (20.8%) as major components. The p c acids like ferulic, o-coumaric, vanillic, p-OH benzoic d to be of great therapeutic potential and therefore is recommended. olatile oil, β-Caryophyllene, Scutellarein, Ferulic acid, hemistry, sity, PS, 2014, Vol.2(5): 833-836 833 ISSN: 2321-3132 d Benth dodara-390002, India ara-390011, India : 27 May 2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 833 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 834 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .834 . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .835 . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 835 PAPER-QR CODE e, occurring in tropical and to five species from which al, named stemodane, were enes of thislgenus are found Benth. is a species found able occurring as weeds in ds of South India, Senegal, of cultivated land and paddy m. Leaves sessile, obovate- ubsessile, axillary, solitary; ate. Corolla greenish white, ed for its volatile oils and of β- caryophyllene (32 %), phenolics identified were a c and protocatechuic acids. large scale cultivation to , Protocatechuic acid