Comparison of essential oil chemical composition of vegetative and reproductive organs of Dorema ammoniacum D. Don. in Shahsavaran, Kashan

Dorema D. Don. genus belongs to the Umbelliferae family with important medicinal and aromatic species, containing more than 16 species worldwide, of which 6 species have been reported in Iran. In this research, the essential oil composition of vegetative and reproductive organs of Dorema ammoniacum D. Don. obtained from Shahsavaran, Kashan was investigated. This species is endemic to semi-arid regions of Iran and Afghanistan, growing naturally on rocky and alluvial lands. The stem, leaf, fruit and root of this species were collected in spring 2011 and dried in shade (at room temperature). The essential oil was extracted by simultaneous steam distillation and solvent extraction (SDE). The chemical composition of the essential oil was analyzed by using GC and GC-MS. According to the obtained results, 18, 13, 12 and 12 components were identified in the essential oil of dry stem and leaf; fresh stem and leaf; fruits, and roots respectively of which the major components were as follows: (E)-nerolidol (11.7%), E, E-farnezyl acetone (8.9%), phytol (8.9%), di-n-butyl phthalate (6.9%), 2(E)-tridecen-1-al (6.1%) and α-farnesol(5.5%) in the essential oil of dry stem and leaf; phytol (15.2%), (E)-nerolidol (14.6%), α-farnesol (14%), 2-(E)-tridecenol (12.8%) and tetradecanal (5.6%) in the essential oil of fresh stem and leaf; α-farnesol (41.2%), β-bisabolene (13%), α-bisabolol (6.4%), and (Z)-farnesal (5.5%) in the essential oil of fruits, and β-bisabolene (56.1%), elemicin (12.2%) and tridecanol (6.1%), in the essential oil of roots. Sesquiterpenes constituted the main chemical group in the essential oil obtained from the roots and fruts of Dorema ammoniacum in Shahsavaran, Kashan.