• Swati Yadav
• Kalpana
• S K Gupta

Frankincense (also known as Olibanum) belonging to family Burseraceae, is an aromatic oleo-gum resin traditionally used as a medicine, a fumigant, in various cosmetic formulations and in aromatherapy in several countries. It appears to be colorless to pale yellow liquid with a balsamic, citrusy and spicy odor. Frankincense oil shows different pharmacological properties like anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial, hepatoprotective and therapeutic properties. In this study, effect of sample preparation on yield and quality, namely the chemical composition of essential oil of Indian Frankincense (Boswellia serrata) was identified. Two different size of sample was prepared. Boswellia serrata gum resin was used in the form of whole resin and ground resin (100 mesh/0.22 mm) as sample raw material. The production of frankincense oil can be obtained by using steam distillation. The yield extracted from frankincense oil was collected every 2 hour until 8 hours of extraction time. This study examined the chemical composition of frankincense oil as a function of extraction time during steam distillation. The chemical composition of the extracted essential oil was analyzed by GC-MS. α-Thujene, α-Pinene, Sabinene, α-Phellandrene, Limonene and Methyl Chavicol are the major components to determine Indian frankincense oil. The oil percentage increased gradually with time up till 8 hours, in which exceeding this duration no increase in the yield was observed. The extracted oil from whole resin resulted in 3.1% yield, whereas the ground resin resulted in 2.8%.

Olibanum; Boswellia spp.; Steam Distillation; Extraction; GC-MS.

"EFFECT OF DIFFERENT PARAMETER ON YIELD OF FRANKINCENSE OIL USING STEAM DISTILLATION AND GC-MS ANALYSIS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 6, page no.72-77, June-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRC006013.pdf

"EFFECT OF DIFFERENT PARAMETER ON YIELD OF FRANKINCENSE OIL USING STEAM DISTILLATION AND GC-MS ANALYSIS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 6, page no. pp72-77, June-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRC006013.pdf