Chemical composition of the essential oil of Plumbago europaea L. roots from Iran.

Hydro-distilled volatile oil from the roots of Plumbago europaea L. was obtained at a yield of 0.2% w/w based on dry weight. The oil was analyzed by a combination of GC and GC-MS. Fifteen components were identified constituting 95.3% of the oil. The major constituents in the root oil were plumbagin (69.1%), 1-octen-3-yl acetate (9%) and limonene (5.7%). Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]