Blumea balsamifera

This ketone, of the formula CgH2(CO. CH3)(OH)(OCH3)(OCH3), is found in the essential oU of Blumea balsamifera. It is a crystalline substance melting at 82° to 83°, and having the constitution—... 

This ether, CjflHj204, is a constituent of the oil of Blumea balsamifera. It is a colourless crystalline compound melting at 82 to 83°. Its constitution is as follows —... 

Fujimoto, Y., A. Soemartono, and M. Sumatra. 1988. Sesquiterpene lactones from Blumea balsamifera. Phytochemistry 27 1109-1111. 

Lin, Y. ., K. G. Long, and Y. J. Deng. 1988. Studies on the chemical constituents of the Chinsese medicinal plant Blumea balsamifera. Acta Scientiarum Naturalium Univ. Sunyatseni 2 77-80. 

Cinnamomum eamphora (Linne) Nees et Ebermaier, family Lauraceae. The plant grows well in Japan, China, Formosa, India, Burma and Malaysia. Camphor also occurs in certain species of Artemisia, (Compositae) chrysanthemum (compositae), Salvia (Labiatae), Ocimum (Labiatae), Lavander (Labiatae), Pinus (Pinaceae). It is also present in Rosemarinus officinalis (Labiatae), Aristolochia indica (Aristolochi-aceae), Blumea balsamifera (Camphreaceae), Prunella vulgaris Labiatae), Cinnamomum ganduliferum (Lauraceae) etc (38-55) ... 

Borneol is a component in many essential oils, for example, oils of Pinaceae, Salvia officinalis, Rosmarinus officinalis, and Artemisia species (Bornscheuer et al., 2014). Cinnamomum camphora chemotype borneol and Blumea balsamifera, which are rich in (+)- and (-)-borneol, respectively, are used as sources for preparation of bing plan, a drug of traditional Chinese medicine hao et al., 2012). Moreover, borneol is used giving soaps, perfumes, and other products a scent of spruce needles. In vitro studies with rat liver microsomes could provide evidence for four metabolites (Figure 9.1) (Zhang et al., 2008). The main metabolite, camphor, could also be detected in rat plasma (Sun et al., 2014). 

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