Hassanali, AhmedMwangi, J. W.Achola, K. J.Lwande, W.Laurent, R.2014-03-012014-03-011994Flavour and Fragrance Journal Volume 9, Issue 5, pages 233–235, September/October 1994http://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/9141DOI: 10.1002/ffj.2730090506The composition of the essential oil of Blumea brevipes (Oliv. & Hiern) Willd. isolated by hydrodistillation was analysed by GC and GC-MS. Sixty-eight compounds constituting about 94% of the oil were identified. The main components were terpinen-4-ol (27.6%), germacrene-D (15.4%), sabinene (8.0%) and α-terpinene (5.5%). The essential oil composition of B. brevipes presented here (terpinenol-germacrene-type) is different from that of other Blumea/Laggera species.enBlumea brevipes (Oliv & Hiern) WilldAsteraceaeEssential oilGC-MSTerpinen-4-olGermacrene-DArticle