The genus Artemisia, small herbs and shrubs, is one of the largest and most widely distributed genera of the Compositae (or Asteraceae) family (Davies, 1982; Baytop, 1984).
Artemisia kopetdaghensis Krasch., M.Pop. & Linecz ex Poljak is a plant in the Asteraceae family. The plant is a perennial that grows throughout the middle east and into Iran.
The essential oil was obtained by hydrodistillation giving a 2.14% (v/w) yield (Ramezani et al., 2006). The chemical composition of the essential oil was examined by GC and GC–MS. Thirty-three compounds were identified, representing 86.8% of the total oil. The major constituents were methyleugenol (24.4%), geranial (13.6%), davanone (11.1%), camphor (9.8%) and neral (7.4%).
The essential oil has some antimicrobial activity.
Artemisia turanica Krasch contains an essential oil which has cytotoxic activity against particular tumours and marked antifungal capability (Behrava et al., 2006).
Thirteen components were identified in the essential oil of Artemisia turania. The main compounds consisted of 1,8-cineol (40.9 %), cis-verbenyl actate (19.0 %) and camphor (11.0 %).
Artemisia khorassanica. Podl. (Asteraceae) is a common perennial herb growing wild in northeastern parts of Iran.
The essential oil of A. khorasanica. was isolated by hydrodistillation in 1.25 (v/w) yield (Ramezani et al., 2005). The chemical composition of the essential oil was examined by gas chromatography and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Thirty-one compounds were identified, representing 79.6% of the total oil. The major constituents were 1,8-cineol (17.7%), camphor (13.9%), davanone (12.2%), and isogeraniol (5.7%).
The oil has moderate antimicrobial activity.
References
Baytop, T. (1984) Therapy with Medicinal Plants in Turkey; Istanbul University Press: Istanbul, Turkey, 1984; pp 166-167
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Davis, P. H. (1982) Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands; Edinburgh University Press: Edinburgh, Scotland, 1982; Vol. 5, p 311
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Ramezani, M., Behravan, J., & Yazdinezhad, A. (2006). Composition and antimicrobial activity of the volatile oil of Artemisia kopetdaghensis Krasch., M. Pop. & Linecz ex Poljak from Iran. Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 21(6), pp. 869-871.
Ramezani, M. O. H. A. M. M. A. D., Behravan, J., & Yazdinezhad, A. (2005). Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of the volatile oil of Artemisia khorassanica. from Iran. Pharmaceutical biology, 42(8), pp. 599-602.
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