1Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, P.O. Box 13185116, Tehran, Iran
Department of Rehabilitation of Arid and Mountainous Regions, University of Tehran, Iran, P.O. Box 315854314
* Corresponding author email: mazare@ut.ac.ir
Online published on 21 February, 2012.
Artemisia sieberi is an endemic species which grows in many regions of Iran. The chemical variations in essential oil from the aerial parts of A. sieberi have been studied. Plant material has been harvested at elevation level in three regions of Iran (Vard-Avard, Garmsar and Semnan). Analysis of the essential oils by GC/MS helped in the identification of 51 components. The main components were camphor (51.6%), 1, 8-cineole (17.5%), camphene (11.64%) and α - pinene (5.04%). Aromatic polyacetylens have been characterized for the first time in this species.
Artemisia sieberi, Essential oil, GC-MS, Iran
