Analysis of fatty acid composition of rhizomes with roots, leaves and flovers of Hosta Plantaginea

Abstract

Hosta plantaginea is used in Eastern folk medicine as an anti-inflammatory, antiviral and antifungal remedy. The fatty acid composition of the rhizomes with roots, leaves and flowers of Hosta plantaginea was studied by gas chromatography. As a result 16 fatty acids were cumulatively identified in plant material types of Hosta plantaginea, 10 fatty acids were identified in the rhizomes with roots, and 12 – in the leaves and flowers. Unsaturated fatty acids dominated in all the plant material types with quantitative prevalence of linoleic acid. Linolenic acid is predominant in the leaves, where its content was 37,22 %. Lignoceric and myristoleic acids were present in minor amounts in all the plant material types studied.