Chemical composition and anti-fungal properties of the essential oils and crude extracts of Orthosiphon stamineus Benth

The hydrodistilled essential leaves and stems oils of Orthosiphon stamineus Benth were analysed by GC–MS/MS. Sixty nine compounds representing 97.6 and 97.4% of the total leaves and stems oils, respectively were identified, of which -caryophyllene (24.0 and 35.1%), -humulene (14.2 and 18.4%), -elemene (11.1 and 8.5%), 1-octen-3-ol (8.2 and 7.0%), bourbonene (3.4 and 3.0%), -pinene (2.1 and 1.7%), caryophyllene oxide (1.6 and 2.2%), camphene (1.6 and 1.3%) and limonene (1.2 and 1.1%) were the major compounds. Thus, the monoterpenes and sesquiterpenes were the predominant portions of the oils. Essential oils and methanol extract of O. stamineus and the derived fractions of hexane, chloroform, and ethyl acetate were tested for anti-fungal activity, which was determined by disc diffusion and minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) determination methods. The oils, methanol extract and derived fractions of methanol extract displayed great potential of anti-fungal activity as a mycelial growth inhibitor against the tested phytopathogenic fungi such as Botrytis cinerea, Rhizoctonia solani, Fusarium solani, Colletotricum capsici and Phytophthora capsici, in the range of 49.3–70.3% and minimum inhibitory concentration ranging from 500 to 1000g/ml.

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