In collaboration with Scientific Association of Iranian Medicinal Plants

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 M.Sc. Graduated, Department of Phytochemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences Unit, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

2 Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran, Iran

Abstract

In order to study the essential oil content and composition of different accessions of Anthemis haussknechtii Boiss. & Reut, the seeds were collected from Kordestan, west Azarbaijan, Ilam and Fars provinces and sown at Alborz research station during 2013-2014. In the flowering stage, the flowering shoots were harvested and air died. The essential oil was obtained by hydro-distillation method and analyzed and identified by GC and GC/MS. Results showed that the essential oil yield of Piranshar and Darehshahr was 0.2% and 0.03%, respectively. Twenty eight components were identified in eight accessions and differed in number, type and percentage. The main components of essential oils were spathulenol in Darehshahr, Ghorveh, Divandareh2, Ivan, Piranshahr and Sanandaj (19.1, 18.1, 16.2, 14.5, 13.8 and 12.2 percent, respectively), caryophyllen oxide in Darehshahr, Ghorveh, Divandareh2, Fars and Divandareh1 (20.5, 13.2, 12.9, 12.4 and 12.2 percent, respectively) and globulol in Ivan, Divandareh2 and Ghorveh (12.0, 11.5 and 11.2 percent, respectively). Cluster analysis showed that eight essential oils of different populations were classified into three categories including Piranshahr-Fars, Ghorveh-Darehshahr and others. According to the results, to obtain some high-percentage components, it is essential to extract the essential oil from a specific population.

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