Composition of the Essential Oils of Anthemis hyalina DC., Achillea nobilis L. and Cichorium intybus L. Three Asteraceae Herbs Growing Wild in Iran

Abstract

Water-distilled essential oils from the aerial parts of Anthemis hyalina DC. (syn. A. crassipes Boiss.), Achillea nobilis L. and Cichorium intybus L. were analyzed by GC and GC-MS. Twentyfour components of the oil of Anthemis hyalina were characterized, representing 98.1 % of the total components detected. The major constituents were identified as carvacrol (38.4 %) and a-pinene (30.9 %). The oil of Achillea nobilis was characterized by higher amount of artemisia ketone (46.7 %), among the 30 components comprising 95.4 % of the total oil detected. Hexadecanoic acid (32.9 %), nonadecane (26.1 %) and trans-a-bergamotene (14.0 %) were the main components among the 14 constituents characterized in the oil of Cichorium intybus representing 100 % of the total components detected.