Composition of the volatile oils of two Anthemis L. taxa from Turkey

Abstract

The essential oils of water-distilled aerial parts of Anthemis pseudocotula and Anthemis cretica subsp. pontica (Asteraceae) were analysed by GC-MS. As a result thirty-five and forty components were identified representing 93.1% and 89.0% of the oils, respectively. The main compounds of A. pseudocotula were 1,8-cineole (39.4%), camphor (9.36%), artemisiaketone (5.68%), filifolene (5.15%), and -terpineol (4.69%) whereas, caryophyllene (20.26%), azulene (14.98%), spathulenol (6.03%), and germacrene D (5.82%) were the major constituents of A. cretica subsp. pontica.