Composition of the Essential Oils of Pimpinella anisactis Rech.f. and Pimpinella saxifraga L. from Iran

The essential oils obtained by hydrodistillation of the aerial parts of Pimpinella anisactis Rech.f., and Pimpinella saxifraga L., were analyzed by GC and GC/MS. The oil of P anisactis was characterized by higher amounts of decanal (34.5%) and decanol (14.1%), which were among the 30 components comprising 96.3% of the total oil detected. Twenty-four Compounds representing 90.0% of the oil of P saxifraga were identified, trans-alpha-bergamotene (20.1%), beta-sesquiphellandrene (10.8%) and beta-bisabolene (10.1%) being the major ones. The composition of both oils differs quantitatively and qualitatively.