Analysis on volatile oil from Forsythia flower growing in north of Shanxi provice

This paper analyzed the chemical costituents of volatile oils from forsythia flowers in the north of Shanxi province.The volatile oils were extracted by steam distillation.The chemical compounds were separated and identified by GC-MS method.The relative content of each component was calculated by area normalization.52 compounds were identified from forsythia flowers.The ratio of identification of total compound was 70.29%.The main components were alkenes,alkanes,alcohols,aldehydes and ketones,acid and ester compounds.The result provided a scientitic method for the reasonable exploitation and utilization of forsythia flowers.