Essential Oil Composition of Aerial Parts of Two Anthriscus Pers. Species From Turkey

In this study, the essential oil of dried flowering aerial parts of Anthriscus cerefolium (L.) Hoffm. and Anthriscus nemorosa (M.Bieb.) Spreng. were analyzed by means of GC / GC-MS. As a result 35 and 34 components were identified representing 88.1% and 90.5% of the oil A. cerefolium and A. nemorosa, respectively. The main constituents of A. cerefolium were caryophyllene (16.9%), δ-cadinene (16.4%), trans-pinocarveol (12.5%), spathulenol (7.5%) and caryophyllene oxide (6.8%); whereas caryophyllene (15.8%), caryophyllene oxide (14.5%), δ-cadinene (13.4%), germacrene D (8.9%) and trans-pinocarveol (6.2%) were detected the major constituents of A. nemorosa. Studied plant samples were found to be rich in respect to essential oils. The results were discussed in consideration of natural products, renewable resources, chemotaxonomy and potential medical uses of these plants.