The essential oil from the aerial parts of Tanacetum vulgare L. was analyzed using GC/MS. Of the 20 constituents identified, six were monoterpene hydrocarbons (3.9%), 10 oxygenated monoterpenes (81.9%), one sesquiterpene hydrocarbon (1.7%), two phenolic compounds (3.0%) and a long chain hydrocarbon (1.5%). The oil belongs to the thujone (66.8%) chemotype. (+)-10 Hydroxy-3-thujone was characterized using NMR methods.
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