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Composition of the Essential Oil of Eryngium paniculatum Cav.

2002; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 14; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/10412905.2002.9699777

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María I. Cobos, Justo L. Rodriguez, A. Petre, Estela Spahn, José Casermeiro, Abel G. López, Julio A. Zygadlo,

Traditional and Medicinal Uses of Annonaceae

Abstract The essential oil obtained by hydrodistillation of inflorescence parts of Eryngium paniculatum Cav. (Apiaceae), caraguatá, growing in Argentina was analyzed by GC and GC/MS. Seventeen constituents were identified, of which (E)-anethole (52.6%) and α-pinene (19.1%) were the major components.