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The essential oil composition of Eupatorium cannabinum L. from Iran
Author(s) -
MortezaSemnani Katayoun,
Akbarzadeh Mohammad,
Moshiri Kamran
Publication year - 2006
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.1687
Subject(s) - essential oil , chemistry , thymol , eupatorium , germacrene , germacrene d , composition (language) , sesquiterpene , botany , organic chemistry , food science , biology , linguistics , philosophy
The composition of the essential oil obtained from the dried aerial parts of Eupatorium cannabinum L. (Compositae) was analyzed by GC and GC‐MS. Forty‐seven components were identified in this oil. The major constituents of the essential oil were α ‐terpinene (17.8%), germacrene D (9.1%) and thymol methyl ether (5.2%). The essential oil of the aerial parts of E. cannabinum is rich in sesquiterpenoids. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.