CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF ACHILLEA FILIPENDULINA LAM. (ASTERACEAE) SPECIES FROM TURKEY.

Abstract

The genus Achillea L. includes some popular endemic species of the flora of Turkey, with important medicinal properties. Information about the essential oil compositions of Achillea filipendulina Lam. Turkish medicinal plants has not been reported. For this reason the objective of this study was to determine the chemical composition of the essential oils of dried aerial parts of A. filipendulina. Chemical analyses were performed HS-SPME/GC-MS assays. Twenty five components were identified representing 95.94% of the oils. The main compounds of A. filipendulina were 1,3-pentadiene (25.64%), 1,8-cineole (19.11%), endo-bornylacetate (12.21%) and borneol (10.39%). It was concluding that the essential oils: 1,3-pentadiene chemotype in A. filipendulina was in plants from eastern Anatolian region of Turkey. These essential oils can be used as raw material in medicinal and pharmaceutical purposes.