Chemical Constituents of the Leaf and Flower Oils from Anthemis altissima L. var. altissima from Iran

Abstract

The volatile constituents of Anthemis altissima L. var. altissima were isolated by hydrodistillation and analyzed by GC and GC/MS. The major constituents of A. altissima flower oil were spathulenol (18.7%), caryophyllene oxide (9.3%), 1-eicosene (7%) and sabinene (6.2%), while the leaf oil contained spathulenol (18.2%), caryophyllene oxide (9.5%), methyl hexadecanoate (8%) and isocaryophyllene (7.4%).

Key Word Index:

• Anthemis altissima
• Asteraceae
• essential oil compostion
• spathulenol