Abstract:Propolis is a resinous substance collected by honeybees from various plant sources. SPME and solvent extraction methods were used to extract the volatile components from Chinese propolis. The major volatile constituents in Chinese propolis were identified by gas chromatography with a mass spectrometric detector and each component was quantitatively analyzed. SPME has the advantage of rapidly extracting and concentrating terpenes of analytical interest from propolis. Twenty-eight major compounds were identified, in which there are many terpenes compounds. This study can provide references for the further study of propolis.
