Essential oil constituents of artemisia afra willd

ABSTRACT The essential oil isolated from leaves of Artemisia afra Willd. (1.5%) by hydrodistillation was analyzed by GC and GC/MS. Fifty compounds constituting about 93% of the oil were identified. The major constituents were 1,8-cineole (67.4%), terpinen-4-ol (6.5%) and borneol (5.1%).