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Abstract
The essential oil of Xanthogalum purpurascens Lallem. was obtained by hydrodistillation (HD), microdistillation (MD) and micro-steam distilled solid-phase micro extraction (MSD-SPME) techniques. The oils were then analyzed by GC and GC/MS. The composition of oils depended on the extraction method employed. The main components of the hydrodistilled oil were found to be α-phellandrene (32%), β-phellandrene (23%), isopropyl hexanoate (6%), limonene (5.3%), p-cymene (3.7%), α-pinene (3.2%) and bicyclogermacrene (3%).