A SINGLE STEP PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ETHYLP-METHOXYCINNAMATE FROM KAEMPFERIA GALANGA LINN.

摘要

A single step process for the simultaneous isolation of ethyl p-methoxycinnamate and essential oils from Kaempferia galanga Linn The present invention relates to a single step process for the simultaneous isolation of essential oil and cinnamic acid derivative namely, ethyl p-methoxycinnamate (EPMC) from the plants belonging to the genus Kaempferia galanga. The process comprises extracting the fresh and/or dried plant rhizome with hydrodistillation using eco-friendly aqueous ionic solutions and is devoid of any fractionation or chromatographic process to obtain substantially pure EPMC with appreciable extraction efficiency.