Essential Oil Composition of Ajuga parviflora Benth. Growing in Western Himalayan Region of Uttarakhand (India)

The volatile constituents of Ajuga parviflora Benth. were isolated by hydrodistillation and analyzed by GC and GC-MS. beta-caryophyllene (22.4 %), gamma-muurolene (12.7 %), gamma-terpinene (6.3 %), caryophyllene oxide (6.2 %), alpha-humulene (5.8 %), delta-cadinene (4.3 %), alpha-amorphene (3.8 %) and beta-selinen (2.5 %) were found to be the major constituents of the essential oil along with other minor constituents. The composition of oil is being reported for the first time.