Volatile Oil Constituents from Different Parts of<i>Cachrys trifida</i>L.

Abstract

Abstract The oil constituents of four populations of Cachrys trifida L. have been studied by GC and GC/MS. The main components of the flower oil were found to be γ-terpinene (32.4–38.8%), (E)-β-ocimene (27.3–36.8%), limonene (6.0–24.2%) and p-cymene (7.2–7.4%), whereas the major compounds from the fruit oil were γ-terpinene (28.3–37.3%), limonene (14.2–34.5%), p-cymene (14.1–24.5%), α-pinene (3.8–11.3%) and (Z)-β-ocimene (3.0–8.0%). The oil from the stems and leaves was characterized by a high amount of (E)-β-ocimene (61.0–70.7%), (Z)-β-ocimene (20.4–51.5%) and γ-terpinene (3.8–8.5%). Finally the root oil contained high amounts of terpinolene (61.8–70.7%), γ-terpinene (8.2–13.6%) and p-cymene (8.0–10.9%).