Esmaeili A, Amiri H, Rezazadeh S. The Essential Oils of
Tanacetum pinnatum Boiss. a Composite Herbs Growing Wild in Iran. J. Med. Plants 2009; 8 (31) :44-49
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1- Department of Chemical Engineering, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University , akbaresmaeili@yahoo.com
2- Department of Biology, Lorestan University, Khoramabad
3- Department of Pharmacognosy and Pharmaceutics, Institute of Medicinal Plants, ACECR
Abstract: (4777 Views)
Background: The genus Tanacetum (Compositae) is represented by 26 species in the flora of Iran, 12 of them are endemic. One report on the analysis of essential oil of Tanacetum polycephalum Boiss. species has been published. Objective: Aim of this study is to determine the chemical composition of the hydrodistilled oil of Tanacetum pinnatum Boiss. of Iranian origin for the first time. Methods: The essential oil of T. pinnatum obtained by hydrodistillation and analyzed by GC and GC/MS. Results: The major constituents appeared to be camphor (23.2%), α-pinene (8.5%) and camphene (7.7%). Conclusion: In T. pinnatum we identified 25 components representing 98.7%. It was rich in regard to monoterpene hydrocarbons (78.9%). The sesquiterpene fraction was relatively small, representing 19.8%.
Type of Study:
Research |
Subject:
Pharmacognosy & Pharmaceutics Received: 2009/04/11 | Accepted: 2009/06/13 | Published: 2009/09/22