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JOURNAL OF ESSENTIAL OIL BEARING PLANTS
Volume 11, Issue 6, Pages 628-633Publisher
HAR KRISHAN BHALLA & SONS
DOI: 10.1080/0972060X.2008.10643678
Keywords
Achillea millefolium; yarrow; essential oil
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- Research Council of Tehran University of Medical Sciences
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Flowering tops of cultivated yarrow (Achillea millefolium L.) in Tehran were collected in different time and air-dried. Volatile oil of the flowers were obtained using steam distillation and the chemical composition were analysis by GC and GC-MS and identified in comparison with authentic compounds. The yield of essential oil were 0.7 to 1.3 v/w % and the major components were: Sabinene, 1,8-Cineol, cis-Chrysanthenol, Cuminaldehyed, cis-Chrysanthenyl acetate, (E)Caryophyllene, GermacreneD, epi-alpha-Cadinol, alpha-Eudesmol, neo-Intermedeol. The results showed that all samples were free of Chamazulene and July was the best time for harvesting the cultivated yarrow in Tehran area.
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