Extraction and investigation on the essential oil of Anthemis hyalina DC .in Qazvine province

Abstract

Background & Aim: This research, order to study of extraction and investigation on the essential oil of <em>Anthemis hyalina</em> DC. were conducted.

Material & Methods: The volatile constituents of <em>Anthemis </em><em>hyalina </em>DC. were isolated by hydro-distillation and analyzed by GC and GC/MS. In this study, samples were collected from Qazvin on June 2008.

Results & Discussion: The oil yields obtained were leaves 0.05% on a fresh weight basis. The major constituents of <em>Anthemis </em><em>hyalina </em>DC. from head flowering were a-terpinene (58.5%), trans-chrysanthenyl acetate (5.3%) and b-calacorene (4%). Conclusion: According to literature, this species was not the subject of research up to now and therefore its chemical composition is not well known.