The volatile constituents of Achillea selbica Nym. (Asteraceae), an endemic
plant of the Balkan Peninsula, has been analysed using GC and CC-MS. Fifte
en identified components constituted 95.7% of the oil. The major fractions
belonged to beta -sabinyl acetate and camphor amounting to 39.9% and 33.9%,
respectively, of the total oil content. Copyright (C) 2000 John Wiley & So
ns, Ltd.