Essential oil composition of Achillea millefolium L. growing wild in Kashmir, India

The aerial parts from the flowering plants of Achillea millefolium L., on hydrodistillation gave 0.014% (v/w) of an oil on fresh weight basis. GC and GC-MS analysis of the oil resulted in the identification of 86 constituents, representing 97% of the oil. Camphor (28%), 1,8-cineole (12%), germacrene-D (12%) and cis-chrysanthenyl acetate (8%) were the major components, Further comparison of our results with those mentioned in the literature suggests that A. millefolium oils vary greatly along the species range. Copyright (C) 2002 John Wiley Sons, Ltd.