Essential Oil Composition of Pakistani<i>Ageratum conyzoides</i>L.

Muhammad Riaz, Maliha Khalid, F. M. Chaudhary

Journal of Essential Oil Research · 1995 · 14 citations · 11 references

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Abstract

ABSTRACT The essential oils of Ageratum conyzoides L. obtained by hydrodistillation of fresh flowers and a combination of leaves plus stems were analyzed by GC and GC/MS. The main components of the flower, leaf and stem oils were β-caryophyllene (14.35% and 17.00%), 6-demethoxy-ageratochromene (30.30% and 26.60%) and ageratochromene (34.90% and 36.90%) respectively.

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