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Abstract
The chemical composition of the essential oil of Haussknechtia elymaitica Boiss. was investigated by capillary GC and GC/MS for the first time. Twelve components were identified which accounting for 99.7% of the oil composition. The major compounds were trans-asarone (59.9%), trans-methyl isoeugenol (22.4%), α-zingiberene (7.96%), β-sesquiphellandrene (4.7%) and β-bisabolene (4.3%). The first three compounds considered as the main components of the essential oil were isolated and characterised by spectroscopic techniques.
Acknowledgements
The authors are grateful to Dr V. Mozaffarian (Research Institute of Forest and Rangelands, Tehran) for helpful assistance in collecting plant material and for botanical identification. Also, they are grateful for Research Council of Shahid Beheshti University for financial support.