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Volatile Constituents of Phlomis Olivieri Benth



Ghassemi N1 ; Sajjadi SE1 ; Lame MA1
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Source: Daru Published:2001

Abstract

The chemical composition of the essential oil of Phlomis olivieri Benth growing wild in Iran was examined by GC/MS. The oil contains over thirty-nine components. The major components are hexahydrofarnesyl acetone (13.3%), spathulenol (11.4%), germacrene-D (9.7%), β-caryophylene (6.9%) and caryophyllene oxide (5.3%). As a result of this investigation the oil of Ph. olivieri is characterized by a high content of sesquiterpenes and only trace amounts of monoterpenes.