Chemical composition of essential oil from the aerial parts of Santolina rosmarinifolia L. a wild Algerian medicinal plant
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2021
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Université de M'sila
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The analysed essential oil in this study was obtained by hydrodistillation from the aerial parts of Santolina rosmarinifolia L. (Asteraceae) collected from Hodna area of Algeria. This species is a medicinal herb traditionally used in Algeria, its essential oil has been analysed by combining GC-FID and GC-MS. The analysis led to the identification of eighty-two components, representing 91.84% of the whole composition of the sample. The main components were capillene (32.79%), 1,8-cineole (15.08%) and β-myrcene (13.98%), representing more than 61% of the total oil
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Santolina rosmarinifolia L., Asteraceae, Essential oil, GC-MS Analysis, Algeria.