GC/MS STUDY OF ESSENTIAL OIL FROM HELICHRYSUM CHASMOLYCICUM P.H.DAVIS

Abstract

The essential oil of the aerial parts of Helichrysum chasmolycicum P.H.Davis collected from Isparta province growing endemic in Türkiye were analysed by GC-MS. The oilyield of dried plant (v/w) obtained by hydrodistillation was found as 0.4%. Five compounds representing 65.9% of the oil from Isparta were identified. The main constituents of the oils were: β-caryophyllene (23.6%), unknown (18.7%), carvacrol (12.0%), caryophyllene oxide (7.8%) and α-pinene (3.8%).