Effect of drying temperature on the yield and phytochemical quality of the essential oil of pepper rosemary (Lippia origanoides Kunth) and of clove basil (Ocimum gratissimum L.) / Efeito da temperatura de secagem no rendimento e na qualidade fitoquímica do óleo essencial de alecrim-pimenta (Lippia origanoides Kunth) e de alfavaca (Ocimum gratissimum L.)

Authors

  • Maira Christina Marques Fonseca Brazilian Journals Publicações de Periódicos, São José dos Pinhais, Paraná
  • Cláudia Lúcia de Oliveira Pinto
  • Maria Aparecida N. Sediyama
  • Adilson Sartoratto
  • Túlio I. Machado
  • Sérgio Maurício L. Donzeles
  • Estermary P. Bitencourt
  • Maria Regina de M. Souza
  • Andréia F. Silva
  • Yonara P. Neves

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34117/bjdv6n8-208

Keywords:

medicinal plants, post-harvest, volatile compounds

Abstract

Among medicinal species, Lippia origanoides Kunth and Ocimum gratissimum L. stand out for its recognized therapeutic value associated with the medicinal properties of their essential oils. Drying is a critical point in post-harvest processing of medicinal plants for the conservation of bioactive compounds. This work aimed to evaluate the effect of drying temperature on the essential oil’s yield and phytochemical quality extracted from leaves of O. gratissimum and L. origanoides. The medicinal species were grown in an organic system and their leaves were harvest and immediately dried at 40, 50 and 60 °C. The essential oils were extracted from the leaves by hydrodistillation in Clevenger apparatus. There was detected a difference (P <0.01) in the essential oil yield of O. gratissimum with the increase in the drying temperature, being 1.35% (40 °C), 0.83% (50 °C) and 0.45% (60 °C) ). In L. origanoides there was detected a difference (P <0.01) in the essential oil yield only between 40 °C (3.4%) and 60 °C (2.84%). The increase of drying temperature reduced the levels of the major constituents of O. gratissimum (eugenol, germacrene D and caryophyllene oxide), but did not change the levels of the major constituents of L. origanoides (thymol, trans-caryophyllene and para-cymene). Considering that the increase of the drying temperature promote a reduction in the essential oil yield of both medicinal species and also in the major constituents concentration in O. gratisssimum, it is essential to select the correct drying temperature to guarantee the best yield and the phytochemical quality of the essential oil to ensure therapeutic efficacy. Here, we conclude that the best drying temperature to the essential oil’s yield and phytochemical quality is 40 °C for O. gratissimum and 40 or 50 °C for L. origanoides.

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Fonseca, M. C. M., Pinto, C. L. de O., Sediyama, M. A. N., Sartoratto, A., Machado, T. I., Donzeles, S. M. L., Bitencourt, E. P., Souza, M. R. de M., Silva, A. F., & Neves, Y. P. (2020). Effect of drying temperature on the yield and phytochemical quality of the essential oil of pepper rosemary (Lippia origanoides Kunth) and of clove basil (Ocimum gratissimum L.) / Efeito da temperatura de secagem no rendimento e na qualidade fitoquímica do óleo essencial de alecrim-pimenta (Lippia origanoides Kunth) e de alfavaca (Ocimum gratissimum L.). Brazilian Journal of Development, 6(8), 57107–57120. https://doi.org/10.34117/bjdv6n8-208

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