COMPOSITION OF THE VOLATILE OIL OF ARTEMISIA DESERTI KRASCH. AND ARTEMISIA OLIVERIANA J. GAYEX DC. FROM IRAN

Abstract
The composition of the volatile oils obtained from the aerial parts of Artemisia deserti Krasch. and A. oliveriana J. Gayex DC. was analyzed by GC and GC/MS. While the oil of A. deserti contained camphor (45.5%), 1,8-cineole (16.7%), piperitone (8.6%), ?-pinene (5.7%) and isoborneol (3.2%), the oil of A. oliveriana contained ?-thujone (65.4%), camphor (11.5%), 1,8-cineole (9.2%) and pinocavone (8.8%) as the main components. The structure of ?-thujone, camphor and 1,8-cineole were confirmed by the interpretation of the 400 MHz 1H-NMR spectrum of each of the two total oils.