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JOURNAL OF ESSENTIAL OIL RESEARCH
Volume 13, Issue 6, Pages 463-466Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/10412905.2001.9699730
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Eupatorium cannabinum ssp cannabinum L.; Asteraceae; essential oil composition; alpha-farnesene; germacrene D; antibacterial activity
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The essential oil from aerial parts of Eupatorium cannabinum L. subsp. cannabinum L. (Asteraceae) was obtained by hydrodistillation. The oil content was 0.37% (v/w), on a dry weight basis. The oil composition was analyzed by GC and GC/MS. Fifty-nine compounds were identified accounting for 94.1% of the oil. Germacrene D (33.5%) was the most abundant component with appreciable amounts of alpha-farnesene (12.9%) and delta-2-carene (6.5%). Between the oxygen containing components elemol (2.8%) and alpha-cadinol (2.7%) were the most abundant. The oil shows an interesting antibacterial activity, mostly against Gram + bacteria.
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