Gallic acid affects chamomile flower's essential oil

Chamomile essential oil is used in the food and medicinal industries. Gallic acid has been identified as one of the most significant biological elicitors. At dosages of 0, 5, 10, 15, and 20 mg/L, Gallic acid was sprayed on chamomile plants. The yield of flowers and essential oils in dry flowers were assessed. The averages of data were examined statistically using one-way analysis of variance. Oxygenated sesquiterpenes were a major chemical group, while a-bisabolol oxide A, a-bisabolol and chamazulene were the three main components of essential oil. When administered 15 mg/L Gallic acid, plants produced their most flowers and had the highest quantities of the essential oil, a-bisabolol oxide A, a-bisabolol and chamazulene. Essential oil extracted from untreated control plants had the highest concentration of oxygenated sesquiterpenes. It can be infer that Gallic acid increases the production of essential oil and alters its chemical constituents which alter its biological activity.

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Chamomile essential oil, widely used in the food and medicinal industries, was found to be significantly affected by gallic acid, a biological elicitor. In a study, chamomile plants were sprayed with different dosages of gallic acid. The results showed that the plants treated with 15 mg/L gallic acid produced the highest quantity of flowers and essential oil. The essential oil extracted from untreated plants had the highest concentration of oxygenated sesquiterpenes. This suggests that gallic acid increases the production of essential oil and alters its chemical constituents, thereby affecting its biological activity.