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[Active constituents of essential oil from Curcuma phaeocaulis for treatment of dysmenorrhea].

Authors :
Mi FX
Ni H
Peng C
Liu F
Dai O
Zhou QM
Liu J
Xiong L
Source :
Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica [Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi] 2024 Apr; Vol. 49 (7), pp. 1872-1881.
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

This study aims to identify the active constituents of essential oil from the rhizomes of Curcuma phaeocaulis for the treatment of dysmenorrhea. The compounds were separated and purified by molecular distillation, silica gel and Sephadex LH-20 column chromatography, preparative thin layer chromatography, and semi-preparative high performance liquid chromatography. Their structures were identified by mass spectrometry and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. The animal model of primary dysmenorrhea and the contraction model of isolated uterine smooth muscle of rats were established to examine the active constituents in the essential oil for treating dysmenorrhea. Six sesquiterpenes were isolated and identified as dehydrocommiterpene A(1), comosone Ⅱ(2), 5α(H)-eudesma-3(4),7(11)-dien-9β-ol-6-one(3), guaia-6(7)-en-11-ol(4), curcumenol(5), and isocurcumenol(6), among which compound 1 was a novel compound. The animal experiments showed that the essential oil from C. phaeocaulis significantly lowered the level of PGF_(2α) in uterine tissue compared with the model group. The experiment with the contraction model of isolated uterine smooth muscle demonstrated that the components with high boiling points outperformed those with low boiling points in relaxing the uterine smooth muscle, and compounds 1, 2, 5, and 6 isolated from the fraction with a high boiling point had the effect of relaxing the uterine smooth muscle. Among them, compounds 5 and 6 inhibited the extracellular Ca~(2+) influx and intracellular Ca~(2+) release to relax the uterine smooth muscle. In conclusion, the components with high boiling points and sesquiterpenes are the active components in the essential oil of C. phaeocaulis for treating dysmenorrhea.

Details

Language :
Chinese
ISSN :
1001-5302
Volume :
49
Issue :
7
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
38812199
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.19540/j.cnki.cjcmm.20231211.201