Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
Academic member of Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, Medicinal Plants Department
Abstract
Achillea millefolium L. Subsp. millofolium is a one of the most important medicinal plant which are growing wild in north-west of Iran. In this study samples were collected from Herby village in Azarbaijan state in beginning July 1998 at an altitute of 2025m, samples were extracted by hydrodistikkation method for 4 h according to the british pharmacopoeia, 0.47% oil obtained. The main components were limonene 14.94%, Borneol ( 7.887), α-Caryophyllene oxide (4.34%) and terpinen 4- ol (3.89%). The percentage of monaterpenoides components was high, attaining (52.73%) of the total oil.
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