Chemical Investigation of Some Aromatic Plants of UttaranchaI

Abstract

Uttaninchal is well known for possessing rich heritage of important medicinal and aromatic plants. Out of hundreds of important plant species of this area, only few have been domesticated so far. There are many plant species occurring wild in nature, which are yet to be examined for their useful chemical constituents so that the ways for their domestication may be opened. Keeping this in view, a study was undertaken to examine the aroma content offour aromatic plants namely