Chemical composition ofFerula persica Wild. essential oil from Iran

Abstract

Composition of the volatile oil of Ferula persica Wild. (Umbelliferae) was investigated by GC and GC-MS. Sixty-one components representing 93.7% of the total oil were characterized. The major components of the oil were dill-apiole (57.3%) and elemicine (5.6%). Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.