Essential Oil Composition of Stenotaenia nudicaulis Boiss. from Iran.

The chemical composition of the essential oil of Stentonia nudicaulis Boiss., collected from Takab (western Iran), was examined by GC and GC/MS. Fifty-seven components were characterized. The main components were βsesquiphellandrene (25.3%), hexyl butyrate (15.7%), patchouli alcohol (10.3%), 8-cedren-13-ol (4.1%) and ϒ-eudesmol (3.5%). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]