[Studies on the chemical constituents of the essential oil of Artemisia dracunculus].
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE
To analyse the chemical constituents of Artemisia dracunculus.
METHODS
The essential oil from A. dracunculus was extracted by steam distillation and the chemical constituents were analysed by capillary GC-MS method. The relative content of each component was calculated by area normalization.
RESULTS
36 peaks were separated and all of them were identified. The main chemical components were 3,7-dimethyl-1,3,7-octatriene (38.43%), 1S-alpha-pinene (36.96%), 1-methoxy-4-(2-Propenyl)-benzene (8.57%), limonene (6.33%), 1R-alpha-pinene (3.40%), etc.
CONCLUSIONS
The study provided solid and scientific proof for the further exploitation and utilization of A. dracunculus.