Composition of the oils from Artemisia coerulescens L. subsp cretacea (Fiori) Br.-Catt. et Gubell. grown in different areas of Italy

Authors
Miraldi, E Ferri, S Forlani, L Franchi, GG
Citation
E. Miraldi et al., Composition of the oils from Artemisia coerulescens L. subsp cretacea (Fiori) Br.-Catt. et Gubell. grown in different areas of Italy, J ESSEN OIL, 12(2), 2000, pp. 170-174
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Food Science/Nutrition
Journal title
JOURNAL OF ESSENTIAL OIL RESEARCH
ISSN journal
10412905 → ACNP
Volume
12
Issue
2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
170 - 174
Database
ISI
SICI code
1041-2905(200003/04)12:2<170:COTOFA>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
The essential oil, isolated by hydrodistillation from flowering tops of Art emisia coerulescens L. subsp. cretacea (Fiori) Br.-Catt, ct Gubell., was in vestigated by GC/MS. The analyses were carried out on oils obtained from pl ants collected in Romagna and in Tuscany (Central Italy) in three different stages of growing cycle. The oil yield was higher from plants collected in Romagna than in those collected in Tuscany. The main components of the Rom agna and Tuscan oils were alpha-thujone (59.6-71.0% and 32.9-39.7%), beta-t hujone (17.8-18.7% and 10.0-10.8%) and camphor (4.2-6.2% and 35.6-45.3%), r espectively.