Volatiles of Helichrysum italicum (Roth) G. Don from Croatia

Abstract

Helichrysum italicum (Roth) G. Don is a flowering plant of the family Asteraceae. It is rich in oil that is used for different medicinal purposes and in fragrance industry. Volatile profile of four populations of H. italicum, collected from natural habitat in Dalmatia (Croatia), was analysed by capillary GC–MS. Sample from BraČ Island had α-trans-bergamotene (10.2%) and β-acoradiene (10.1%) as the majors, whereas sample collected on Biokovo Mt. was rich in neryl acetate (8.1%). β-Acoradiene was also the main constituent of sample collected near Tijarica, whereas rosifoliol (8.5%) was the most abundant constituent in sample collected near Makarska. Presented results show the influence of environmental conditions on chemical differentiation of the volatiles of H. italicum from Croatia.

Keywords::

• Helichrysum italicum
• essential oil
• GC–MS

Acknowledgements

This work was supported from the Ministry of Education Youth and Sports, Czech Republic [grant number LO1204]; from the National Program of Sustainability I and OP ECOP [grant number CZ.1.07/2.4.00/30.0041, POSTUP II].