Abstract:
Objective:To study the volatile constituents in flowers of Cucurbita moschata Duch. (Tianmian) . Methods:The volatiles were analyzed by head-space solid micro-extraction, coupled with GC-MS and Kovats indices for the first time. A quantitative analysis in percent was performed by peak area normalization measurements to search the volatile constituents from flowers of C. moschata Duch. (Tianmian) . Results:37 compounds were identified from the male flowers and 16 from the female flowers, 98.24% and 94.45% of the total essential constituents respectively, the male flowers and the female had 10 common components. Conclusion:The volatile constituents were different between the female flowers and the male of C. moschata.