Essential oil composition of <i>Artemisia parviflora</i> aerial parts

Abstract

Abstract The chemical composition of the essential oil from aerial parts of A. parviflora was analysed by GC and GC–MS. Twenty‐two compounds, accounting for 72.7% of the oil, were identified. The main components identified were β ‐caryophyllene (15.3%), germacrene D (14.7%), camphor (11.4%), artemisia ketone (7.8%), 1,8‐cineole (5.8%), α ‐copaene (2.6%), artemisia alcohol (2.6%), terpinene‐4‐ol (2.3%), caryophyllene oxide (1.2%), α ‐pinene (1.1%), sabinyl acetate (1.1%) and α ‐humulene (1.1%). Copyright © 2003 John Wiley &amp; Sons, Ltd.