Essential oil constituents of artemisia afra willd

Publication Type

Journal Article

Journal Name

Journal of Essential Oil Research

Publication Date

1-1-1995

Abstract

The essential oil isolated from leaves of Artemisia afra Willd. (1.5%) by hydrodistillation was analyzed by GC and GC/MS. Fifty compounds constituting about 93% of the oil were identified. The major constituents were 1, 8-cineole (67.4%), terpinen-4-ol (6.5%) and borneol (5.1%). © 1995 Allured Publishing Corp.

Keywords

1, 8-cineole, Artemisia afra, Compositae, Essential oil composition

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