Essential oil composition of Artemisia parviflora aerial parts

The chemical composition of the essential oil from aerial parts of A. parviflora was analysed by GC and GC–MS. Twenty‐two compounds, accounting for 72.7% of the oil, were identified. The main components identified were β‐caryophyllene (15.3%), germacrene D (14.7%), camphor (11.4%), artemisia ketone (7.8%), 1,8‐cineole (5.8%), α‐copaene (2.6%), artemisia alcohol (2.6%), terpinene‐4‐ol (2.3%), caryophyllene oxide (1.2%), α‐pinene (1.1%), sabinyl acetate (1.1%) and α‐humulene (1.1%). Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.