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On the composition of the essential oils of Artemisia genipi Weber and Artemisia umbelliformis Lam

Über die Zusammensetzung der ätherischen Öle von Artemisia genipi Weber und Artemisia umbelliformis Lam

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Es wurde ein Vergleich zwischen dem ätherischen Öl derArtemisia genipi Weber, einer seltenen und wertvollen in der Likörproduktion in Piemont und im Aostatal verwendeten Pflanze und dem vonA. umbelliformis Lam., einer weniger seltenen und weniger kostspieligen Pflanze gemacht. Die ätherischen Öle, durch Wasserdampfdestillation aus Blättern und Blüten von den zwei Pflanzen erhalten, wurden nach Säulenchromatographie an Kieselgel mittels GLC und GLC-MS analysiert.β-Pinen,α-Thujon,β-Thujon und Terpinen-4-ol bilden 63,1% des Öls vonArtemisia genipi Weber;α-Thujon,β-Thujon, Sabinylisovalerianat und Spathuleol bilden 71,3% des Öls vonA. umbelliformis Lam. Darüber hinaus wurden weitere Bestandteile identifiziert und beschrieben.

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A comparison was made between the essential oil ofArtemisia genipi Weber, a rare and expensive plant employed in manufacturing liqueurs in Piemonte and Aosta Valley, and that ofArtemisia unbelliformis Lam., a less rare and costly plant, which often is used substitute the former. The essential oils, obtained by steam-distillation of the aerial parts of the two plants, after separation into fractions on a silica gel column, were investigated by means of GLC and GLC-MS.

β-Pinene,α-thujone,β-thujone and terpinen-4-ol were the main components ofArtemisia genipi Weber, totalling 63.1%.α-Thujone,β-thujone, sabinyl isovalerate and spathulenol were the main components ofArtemisia unbelliformis Lam., totalling 71.3%. Several other minor constituents have been identified and are reported.

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Bicchi, C., Nano, G.M. & Frattini, C. On the composition of the essential oils of Artemisia genipi Weber and Artemisia umbelliformis Lam. Z Lebensm Unters Forch 175, 182–185 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01139768

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