Distribution Profile of Volatile Constituents in Different Parts of Astrodaucus orientalis (L.) Drude

Abstract

The volatile oils of stem, umbels, fruits and roots of Astrodaucus orientalis (L.) Drude ( Apiaceae) growing wild in Iran were obtained by hydro-distillation and analyzed by GC-MS. The main components of the oils from the stem were sabinene ( 23.1%), alpha-pinene (16.4%) and fenchyl-acetate (7.5%). Sabinene (25.6%), beta-pinene (22.3%) and alpha-copaene (16.1%) were the main constituents of the volatile oils of the fruits. While alpha-copanene (26.1%), beta-pinene (15.3%) and sabinene (13.7%) were the major components of the volatile oils of the umbels ( flowers), that of the roots were mainly composed of anisole (37.9%), bornyl acetate (36.9%) and geranyl tiglate (11.4%).