Production and Chemical Constituents of Basil Oil (Ocimum Basilicum L) Extracted from Steam Distillation and Hydrodistillation Extraction Process

Abstract

Steam distillation and hydrodistillation are the two methods used to extract essential oil from (Ocimum basilicum L) Oil. This study demonstrated that both the steam distillation and hydrodistillation processes are appropriate for extracting the essential oil of (Ocimum basilicum L) Oil because of their ability to yield higher yields of 1.20±0.02% and 1.60±0.02%, respectively, and because of their faster extraction periods. After analysis with GC-MS (gas chromatography mass spectrometry) and GLC (gas liquid chromatography), the total number of major and minor chemical molecules were found to be approximately similar. That is, the total number of chemical molecules in the (Ocimum basilicum L) Oil obtained by using steam and hydro distillation extraction methods, respectively, were 29 and 32.