article · Boletin Latinoamericano y del Caribe de plantas Medicinales y Aromaticas
Caucalis platycarpos is a wild medicinal plant from the Apiaceae family found in the Dreat forest of M'sila, Algeria, where traditional folk medicine uses it for cancer management. Hydrodistillation and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis of its essential oil revealed thirty-four distinct chemical compounds, which together represent 88.3 percent of the total composition. Monoterpene derivatives form the primary fraction at 64 percent, accompanied by sesquiterpenes at 24.3 percent. The most abundant individual compounds identified are alpha-pinene at 22.2 percent, beta-phellandrene at 15.7 percent, myrcene at 6.9 percent, and (E)-beta-ocimene at 5.3 percent. By documenting the chemical profile of this understudied Algerian botanical species, the findings establish the essential oil as a potential source of bioactive compounds with possible utility across several practical domains.
Documenting the chemical constituents of wild medicinal plants helps validate traditional uses and uncover new natural compounds. Because Caucalis platycarpos has historic uses in folk medicine, identifying its major chemical components provides baseline scientific data. This chemical profile opens pathways to explore how these naturally occurring botanical substances might be leveraged across various industrial and health-related settings.
This research is at an early laboratory stage, focusing solely on chemical identification rather than biological testing or product development. The essential oil provides a source of monoterpenes like alpha-pinene, which could interest pharmaceutical, agricultural, or chemical researchers seeking plant-derived bioactive agents. Substantial further investigation, including biological screening, formulation, and safety evaluation, is required before any commercial or clinical applications can be pursued.
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Caucalis platycarposL. is a medicinal plant belonging to the Apiaceae family, growing wild in Dreat forest of M'sila, Algeria. It is traditionally used in folk medicine for the management of cancer. The objective of this study is to characterize the chemical composition of Algerian Caucalis platycarposL. essential oil and to evaluate its potential applications based on the identified constituents. Therefore, we herein present the first report on Algerian C. platycarposessential oil composition obtained by hydrodistillation, analyzed by GC-MS. Thirty four compounds were identified in the essential oil, constituting 88.3 % of its overall composition. Monoterpenes derivatives represented 64 % of the oil, whereas sesquiterpenes formed 24.3 %. The main constituents of the essential oil were α-pinene (22.2%), β-phellandrene (15.7%), myrcene (6.9%) and (E)-β-ocimene (5.3%). This study represents a contribution to the characterization of Algerian botanical understudied species and theiressential oils, which can form a promising source of bioactive compounds, indicating possible applications in multiple domains
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DOI: 10.37360/blacpma.26.25.6.63
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