BACKGROUND
Artemisia absinthium L. (Asteraceae) is an aromatic, herbaceous, perennial plant commonly known as wormwood. Artemisia absinthium is traditionally used as an anthelmintic, antiseptic, antispasmodic and for bacillary dysentery, cancers and neurodegenerative diseases.
OBJECTIVE
The
The essential oil of ARTEMISIA NILAGIRICA was analysed by capillary gas chromatography, IR, (1)H-NMR, and GC-MS. The main constituents of the oil are camphor, beta-eudesmol, 1,8-cineole, borneol, artemisia alcohol, camphene, alpha-gurjunene, P-cymene, terpinene-4-ol and alpha-pinene.