THE TNVESTJGATION OF ACACIA FARNESZANA ESSENTIAL OIL By A. E l-H a m i d i a n d 1. S i d r a k Acacia farnesiana W i 11 d. (Legunziizosae) is a perennial tree of 6-10 ft. with straight spines, much branching carrying yellow flower-heads of characteristic sweet scent when slightly rubbed between the fingers. The tree is naturalised in Sudan where it grows in isolated groups mainly near the Nile in the northern and central Sudan where it is known by the vernacular name "baram". It is cultivated in Egypt under the local name "futna" more than fifty years ago for its essential oil production. It is grown also for the same reason in north Africa, and in the U.S.A. it is known as sweet acacia. The oil was investigated by Schimmel & Co. and by L a F a c e (G u e n t h e r , 1952). They reported the occurrence of several oil components some of which were not definetly established. The present work was carried out to further investigate the oil by means of simple economic chromatographic methods which could be easily applied in regions where the expensive analytical apparatuses and trained technicians are not always available.
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