Investigating the quality and quantity of essential oil of Artemisia persica Boiss. in field and provenance

Artemisia persica Boiss. is traditionally used for antipyretic, antimalarial, antihemorrhagic antihepatit, anticomplementary, antiulcerogenin and antispasmodic from ancient times. This investigation was carried out for investigating the changes of quantity and quality of essential oil of Artemisia persica in field and provenance. This research started from 1383 and lasted two years. Using randomized complete block design with 4 replication and carried out in 2 locations (Norabad & Brojerd). In second year the aerial parts of plants were collected from Borojerd and Norabad Fields and Garin Mountain at the altitude of 2900 m. Extracted Essential oil by water distillation (3h). The yields of essential oils in Borojerd (0.7%), Norabad (0.5%) and Garin provenance (0.9%) were calculated. Analysis and identification of chemical compositions of the essential oil were performed by GC and GC/MS. In all 31 compounds laciniata furanone E (17/1%), artedouglasia oxide C (13/2%), trans-pinocarveol (10/2%), pinocarvone (8/5%), α-pinene (5/8%), 1,8-cineole (5/6%) were the main components of Artemisia persica in Garin provenance. Laciniata furanone E spread mostly in Borojerd and Norabad fields. Quantity of laciniata furanone E in field of Brojerd compared with Norabad was significantly different at 5% probability level. Analysis of data with MSTATC indicated that the effect of location on essential oil was significantly different at 5% probability level.