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The essential oil of Achillea falcata L.
Author(s) -
Kürkçüoğlu Mine,
Demirci Betül,
Tabanca Nurhayat,
Özek Temel,
Başer K. Hüsnü Can
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
flavour and fragrance journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.393
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1099-1026
pISSN - 0882-5734
DOI - 10.1002/ffj.1176
Subject(s) - camphor , chemistry , achillea , essential oil , botany , asteraceae , steam distillation , artemisia , traditional medicine , chromatography , organic chemistry , biology , medicine
Water‐distilled oils of Achillea falcata L. collected from two different localities in Turkey were analysed by GC–MS. Fifty‐two and 60 components were identied, representing 95% and 90%, respectively, of the total oil. 1,8‐Cineole (14–24%), camphor (4–24%), α ‐pinene (2–12%) were characterized as the main constituents. The enantiomeric distribution of 1S(−) camphor was measured as 93.3% and 99.6% in the two oils, respectively. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.