Planta Med 2011; 77 - PE11
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1282342

Chemical constituents of the essential oil of Ferulago carduchorum Boiss. et Hausskn. and Levisticum officinale Koch

K Samiee 1, A Rustaiyan 2
  • 1Faculty of Biological Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
  • 2Department of Chemistry, Science & Research Campus, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

The volatiles obtained by hydrodistillation and methanol extraction of the aerial parts of Ferulago carduchorum Boiss. et Hausskn. and Levisticum officinale Koch., two Umbelliferae species of Iran, were analyzed by GC and GC/MS. The oil and the extract obtained by hydrostillation and extraction of F. carduchorum were characterized a high amount of monoterpene hydrocarbons (93.8% and70%, respectively). The main components of the oil and extract were (Z)-β-ocimene (12.7% and 20.0%), terpinolene (13.1% and 6.0%), α-Phellandrene (12.7% and 8.3%) and β- Phellandrene (10.9% and 8.8%), respectively. The water distilled oil and methanol extract of the air-dried Levisticum officinale, were also both rich in monoterpene (85.8% and 52.9%, respectively). In the oil, α-terpinyl acetate (40.5%) and β-Phellandrene (16.7%) were the main constituents, whereas in the extract, β-Phellandrene (23.0%), naphthalene (20.6%) and γ-terpinene (12.1%) were the major components.

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