Figures (6)  Tables (1)
    • Figure 1. 

      Plant material used in the extraction of essential oil (a) C. 'xiangjin' flowers and leaves; (b) C. 'xiangyun' flowers and leaves; (c) C. lavandulifolium flowers and leaves; (d) C. 'xinjiboju' flower and leaves; (e) O. taihangensis flowers and leaves; (f) O. longilobus flower and leaves; (g) C. 'minghuangju' flower and leaves.

    • Figure 2. 

      Appearance of the essential oils extracted from the seven examined materials. (a) C. 'xiangyun'; (b) O. taihangensis; (c) C. 'minghuangju'; (d) C. 'xiangjin'; (e) O. longilobus; (f) C. 'xinjiboju'; (g) C. lavandulifolium.

    • Figure 3. 

      Extraction rate of various essential oils.

    • Figure 4. 

      Ion flow diagram of essential oil of 7 plant materials. (a) Ion current diagram of the C. 'xiangjin' essential oil. I: Bicyclo[3.1.0]hex-3-en-2-one, 4-methyl-1-(1-methylethyl)-; II: Bicyclo[3.1.1]hept-2-en-4-ol, 2,6,6-trimethyl-, acetate; III: Thymol. (b) Ion current diagram of the C. 'xiangyun' essential oil. I: Bicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-one, 1,7,7-trimethyl-, (1R)-. (c) Ion current diagram of the C. 'xinjiboju' essential oil. I: Bicyclo(3.3.1)non-2-ene; II: Bicyclo[3.1.1]hept-2-en-6-one, 2,7,7-trimethyl-; III: Bicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-ol, 1,7,7-trimethyl-, (1S-endo)-. (d) Ion current diagram of the O. taihangensis essential oil. I: Bicyclo[3.1.0]hexan-3-one, 4-methyl-1-(1-methylethyl)-, [1S-(1.alpha.,4.beta.,5.alpha.)]-. (e) Ion current diagram of the O. longilobus essential oil. I: Eucalyptol. (f) Ion current diagram of the C. lavandulifolium essential oil. I: Eucalyptol; II: 2H-Pyran-3(4H)-one, 6-ethenyldihydro-2,2,6-trimethyl-; III: Bicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-one, 1,7,7-trimethyl-, (1R)-. (g) Ion current diagram of the C. 'minghuangju' essential oil. I: Bicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-ol, 1,7,7-trimethyl-, (1S-endo)-; II: Cyclohexane, 1-ethenyl-1-methyl-2,4-bis(1-methylethenyl)-, [1S-(1.alpha.,2.beta.,4.beta.)]-; III: Agarospirol.

    • Figure 5. 

      Comparison of the essential oil components. (a) C. 'xiangjin', C. 'xiangyun', and C. lavandulifolium essential oil comparison group; (b) C. 'minghuangju', C. lavandulifolium, and C. 'xinjiboju' essential oil comparison group; (c) O. taihangensis and O. longilobus essential oil comparison group.

    • Figure 6. 

      Antibacterial effects of the essential oils. 1–3: C. 'xiangyun' essential oil; 4–6: C. 'xinjiboju' essential oil; 7–9: C. 'xiangjin' essential oil; 10–12: O. taihangensis essential oil; 13–15: O. longilobus essential oil; 16–18: C. 'minghuangju' essential oil; 19–21: C. lavandulifolium essential oil; 22–24: E. coli DH5α control; 25–27: P. carotovorum control.

    • Essential oil type nameBacteriostatic
      ring width (mm)
      The average
      value (mm)
      C. 'xiangjin' essential oil3.252.2532.8 ± 0.55
      C. 'xiangyun' essential oil104.2587.42 ± 3.17
      C. 'xinjiboju' essential oil3.254.25116.17 ± 4.84
      O. taihangensis essential oil3.45141511.15 ± 7.7
      O. longilobus essential oil2.352.1522.17 ± 0.18
      C. 'minghuangju' essential oil2.552.2532.6 ± 0.4
      C. lavandulifolium essential oil4.253.754.504.17 ± 0.52

      Table 1. 

      Antibacterial effects of seven essential oils.