Composition of the essential oil of Achillea phrygia Boiss. et Ball

Baser K., Demirci B., Kaiser R., Duman H.

JOURNAL OF ESSENTIAL OIL RESEARCH, vol.12, no.3, pp.327-329, 2000 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 12 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2000
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/10412905.2000.9699528
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF ESSENTIAL OIL RESEARCH
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.327-329
  • Keywords: Achillea phrygia, Labiatae, essential oil composition, cis-piperitol, trans-p-meth-2-en-1-ol, cis-p-menth-2-en-1-ol, camphor, linalool
  • Anadolu University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Water distilled essential oils from the herbal parts of Achillea phrygia, an endemic species in Turkey, was analyzed by GC/MS. Ninety-two and eighty-eight components were characterized representing 99.2% and 93.5% of the total components detected in two oil samples respectively. cis-Piperitol (11.2%, 31.2%), trans-p-menth-2-en-1-ol (11.0%, 14.7%), cis-p-menth-2-en-1-ol (7.2%, 9.9%) and 1,8-cineole (9.1%, 9.9%) were the major constituents of the oils obtained in 0.7% yield, respectively, from two plant samples. In addition, in one oil sample, camphor (14.5%) and linalool (9.9%) were also major constituents.