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| comptonia_peregrina_l._coult [2025/08/23 12:37] – angelegt andreas | comptonia_peregrina_l._coult [2025/12/22 13:48] (aktuell) – andreas |
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| Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coult. - Myricaceae - sweetfern, sweet ferns, **Farnmyrte** | Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coult. - Myricaceae - sweetfern, sweet ferns, **Farnmyrte** |
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| Deciduous subshrub or shrub, 0.5-1.5m tall, native to eastern North America. | Deciduous subshrub or shrub, 0.5-1.5m tall, native to eastern North America. |
| [[https://nativeplantconnection.com/sweetfern-comptonia-peregrina/|Native Plant Connection: Sweetfern - Comptonia peregrina]] retrieved 2025-08-23 | [[https://nativeplantconnection.com/sweetfern-comptonia-peregrina/|Native Plant Connection: Sweetfern - Comptonia peregrina]] retrieved 2025-08-23 |
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| "The leaves of the plant are linear to lanceolate, 3–15 cm (1.2–5.9 in) long and 0.3–3 cm (0.1–1.2 in) broad, with a lobed margin; they give off a sweet odor, especially when crushed... The aromatic leaves (fresh or dried) are also used to make a tea. The Canadian author Catharine Parr Traill includes it in her book The Female Emigrant's Guide in a list of substitutes for China tea. When boiled, she notes, it has a slightly resinous taste, with a bitter flavour, that is not very unpleasant." [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comptonia_peregrina|wikipedia]] | "The leaves of the plant are linear to lanceolate, 3-15 cm (1.2-5.9 in) long and 0.3-3 cm (0.1-1.2 in) broad, with a lobed margin; they give off a sweet odor, especially when crushed... The aromatic leaves (fresh or dried) are also used to make a tea. The Canadian author Catharine Parr Traill includes it in her book The Female Emigrant's Guide in a list of substitutes for China tea. When boiled, she notes, it has a slightly resinous taste, with a bitter flavour, that is not very unpleasant." [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comptonia_peregrina|wikipedia]] |
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| "Essential oil extracted from Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coulter (sweet fern) harvested in the lake Saint-Jean area (Québec) has been analysed using GC-MS and Kovats indices techniques. The main identified products are (E)-2-hexenal (16.8–19%), β-caryophyllene (10.7-13.3%), 1,8-cineole (9-10%), myrcene (5-7%), and linalol (4-5.4%)." \\ | "Essential oil extracted from Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coulter (sweet fern) harvested in the lake Saint-Jean area (Québec) has been analysed using GC-MS and Kovats indices techniques. The main identified products are (E)-2-hexenal (16.8-19%), β-caryophyllene (10.7-13.3%), 1,8-cineole (9-10%), myrcene (5-7%), and linalool (4-5.4%)." \\ |
| [Collin, Guy J., et al. "Extraction and GC‐MS analysis of the essential oil of Comptonia peregrina (L.) coulter." Flavour and fragrance journal 3.2 (1988): 65-68] | [Collin, Guy J., et al. "Extraction and GC‐MS analysis of the essential oil of Comptonia peregrina (L.) coulter." Flavour and fragrance journal 3.2 (1988): 65-68] |
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| |{{:myrcene.jpg|myrcene}} \\ myrcene |{{:1.8cineole.jpg|1,8-cineole}} \\ 1,8-cineole | {{:linalool.jpg| linalool}} \\ linalool | {{:caryophyllene.jpg| caryophyllene}} \\ caryophyllene | {{:nerolidol_e.jpg| (E)-nerolidol}} \\ (E)-nerolidol | | |{{:myrcene.jpg|myrcene}} \\ myrcene |{{:1.8cineole.jpg|1,8-cineole}} \\ 1,8-cineole | {{:linalool.jpg| linalool}} \\ linalool | {{:caryophyllene.jpg| caryophyllene}} \\ caryophyllene | {{:nerolidol_e.jpg| (E)-nerolidol}} \\ (E)-nerolidol | |
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| | The scent of the crushed leaves is described as lavender-like, with balsam fir, hay, and bayberry facettes. \\ |
| | [Druse, Ken. The Scentual Garden: Exploring the World of Botanical Fragrance. Abrams, 2022] |
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| The essential oil contained many monoterpenoids like α-pinene (3.1%), myrcene (7.3%), 1,8-cineole (9.7%), and γ-terpinene (4.2%) as well as sesquiterpenoids like β-caryophyllene (27.0%) and α-humulene (1.3%), α-/β-selinene, γ/δ-cadinene, and (E)-nerolidol (2.3%) as main components. \\ | The essential oil contained many monoterpenoids like α-pinene (3.1%), myrcene (7.3%), 1,8-cineole (9.7%), and γ-terpinene (4.2%) as well as sesquiterpenoids like β-caryophyllene (27.0%) and α-humulene (1.3%), α-/β-selinene, γ/δ-cadinene, and (E)-nerolidol (2.3%) as main components. \\ |
| [Collin, Guy, and Hélène Gagnon. "Chemical composition and stability of the hydrosol obtained during the production of essential oils. III. The case of Myrica gale L., Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coulter and Ledum groenlandicum Retzius." American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products 4.1 (2016): 07-19] | [Collin, Guy, and Hélène Gagnon. "Chemical composition and stability of the hydrosol obtained during the production of essential oils. III. The case of Myrica gale L., Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coulter and Ledum groenlandicum Retzius." American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products 4.1 (2016): 07-19] |
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| "Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coulter, a native plant from Canada used in traditional medicine against cancer, was extracted by hydrodistillation. Two fractions were collected, one over 0–30 min and one over 30–60 min, to assess the influence of time of hydrodistillation on the composition of essential oil. The chemical composition of these two extracts was determined by GC and GC-MS analyses. Fifty five components were identified: β-caryophyllene (23.69% and 15.16%) and α-humulene (9.67% and 7.43%) were the major components in the 0–30 min and 30–60 min fractions, respectively, while β-myrcene was detected in a higher amount in the 0–30 min fraction (12.58%) than in the 30–60 min fraction (0.15%)." \\ | "Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coulter, a native plant from Canada used in traditional medicine against cancer, was extracted by hydrodistillation. Two fractions were collected, one over 0-30 min and one over 30-60 min, to assess the influence of time of hydrodistillation on the composition of essential oil. The chemical composition of these two extracts was determined by GC and GC-MS analyses. Fifty five components were identified: β-caryophyllene (23.69% and 15.16%) and α-humulene (9.67% and 7.43%) were the major components in the 0-30 min and 30-60 min fractions, respectively, while β-myrcene was detected in a higher amount in the 0-30 min fraction (12.58%) than in the 30-60 min fraction (0.15%)." \\ |
| Minor components were also oxygenated compounds like 1,8-cineole, linalool, safrol, (E)-nerolidol, caryophyllene oxide, and germacrone e.g. \\ | Minor components were also oxygenated compounds like 1,8-cineole, linalool, safrol, (E)-nerolidol, caryophyllene oxide, and germacrone e.g. \\ |
| [Sylvestre, Muriel, et al. "Composition and cytotoxic activity of the leaf essential oil of Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coulter." Phytotherapy Research: An International Journal Devoted to Pharmacological and Toxicological Evaluation of Natural Product Derivatives 21.6 (2007): 536-540] | [Sylvestre, Muriel, et al. "Composition and cytotoxic activity of the leaf essential oil of Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coulter." Phytotherapy Research: An International Journal Devoted to Pharmacological and Toxicological Evaluation of Natural Product Derivatives 21.6 (2007): 536-540] |