Oleum chenopodii

Oleum Chenopodii Volatile oil Chenopodium United States... 

Occurrence A. is the main component (45-70%) of oleum chenopodii ( oil of chenopodium, wormseed oil), an oil obtained by steam distillation of withered, fruit-bearing twigs of the fragrant goosefoot Chenopodium ambrosioides, Chenopodiaceae). 

Ascaridol. Several ketonic and aldehydic terpenes have been determined polarographically in ethereal oils, seeds, drug portions and in other materials. Recently, interest has been shown in the determination of the terpene peroxide, ascaridol. The determina-tion consists of dissolving 100 mg of the oil in 100 ml. of ethanol, and mixing an aliquot portion with the same volume of 0 2 N lithium sulphate. The wave at —0 9 V gives the content of ascaridol, e.g. in Oleum Chenopodii or in Oleum Boldo. 

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