Essential Oil of Astrodaucus persicus (Boiss.) Drude. from Iran

Abstract The essential oil from the aerial parts of Astrodaucus persicus (Boiss.) Drude. from Iran was isolated by hydrodistillation and analyzed by GC/MS. Of the 41 components which were detected, 30 amounting to 96.8% were identified. The oil consisted mainly of non-terpenoid aliphatic compounds and a small percentage each of monoterpenes and sesquiterpenes. The major components found in the oil were decanal (34.8%), dodecanal (15.5%) and dodecanol (14.3%).