Composition of the essential oil of fruits and roots ofFerulago isaurica Peşmen andF. syriaca Boiss. (Umbelliferae) from Turkey

Abstract

Oils from the roots of Ferulago isaurica Peşmen and F. syriaca Boiss. (Umbelliferae), obtained by hydrodistillation, were analysed by GC and GC–MS. The major constituents found were: in the fruit oil, α-pinene (31.5%), limonene (24.2%) and myrcene (17.0%) for F. isaurica; and myrcene (15.3%) and 4,6-guaiadiene (10.7%) for F. syriaca; in the root oil, terpinolene (42.1%) and myrcene (27%) for F. isaurica; and bornyl acetate (69.4%) and terpinolene (12.5%) for F. syriaca. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.