Chemical Composition of the Essential Oil from Aerial Parts of<i>Ajuga chamaecistus</i>Ging. subsp. Scopria in Brackish Regions of Iran

Abstract

Abstract Water-distilled essential oil from Ajuga chamaecistus Ging. an endemic growing wild in Iran, was analyzed by means of GC and GC-MS. Eight compounds were identified representing 93.3 % of the oil whereas p-cymene (34.5 %), β-pinene (18.0 %), α-phellandrene (17.8 %) and α-pinene (15.2 %) were major constituents. Key words: Ajuga chamaecistusGing. subsp. scopriap-cymeneβ-pineneα-phellandreneα-pinene