Document Type : Research Paper
Author
Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, Medicinal Plants Department
Abstract
Gum of ferula assa-foetida was collected from Kerman province (center of Iran) in summer 1996. The essential oil was obtained by water –steam distillation (17%) and 13 components were identified by GC and GC/MS. The main constituents were (E)-1 propyl sec-butyl disulfide(58.9%), (Z)-β-ocimene(9.0%) ,β-pinene(5.0%) and (Z)-1-propenyl sec-butyl disoulfide (3.9%).
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