FLAVOUR AND FRAGRANCE JOURNAL

Flavour Fragr. J. 2001; 16: 195–200

DOI: 10.1002/ffj.977

Composition of the essential oils of Tanacetum armenum

(DC.) Schultz Bip., T. balsamita L., T. chiliophyllum (Fisch.
& Mey.) Schultz Bip. var. chiliophyllum and T. haradjani
(Rech. fil.) Grierson and the enantiomeric distribution of
camphor and carvone†
K. Hüsnü Can Başer,1 * Betül Demirci,1 Nurhayat Tabanca,1 Temel Özek1 and Nezhun Gören2
1 Medicinal and Aromatic Plant and Drug Research Centre (TBAM), Anadolu University, 26470-Eskişehir, Turkey
2 Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Arts, Yildiz Technical University 80750-Istanbul, Turkey
Received 22 June 2000
Revised 8 November 2000
Accepted 13 November 2000

ABSTRACT: Water-distilled essential oils from herbal parts of Tanacetum armenum (DC.) Schultz Bip., T.
balsamita L.(syn. Balsamita major), T. chiliophyllum (Fisch. & Mey.) Schultz Bip. var. chiliophyllum and T.
haradjani (Rech. Fil.) Grierson (endemic) (Compositae) from Turkey were analysed by GC–MS. The leaf and herb
oils of T. armenum were characterized with 1,8-cineole (31% and 11%) and camphor (9% and 27%), respectively,
as the main constituents. The major component characterized in the herb oil of T. balsamita was carvone (52%).
Camphor (17% and 16%) was the main constituent in the oils of T. chiliophyllum var. chiliophyllum and T.
haradjani, respectively. The enantiomeric distribution of carvone in the essential oil of T. balsamita and camphor
in the essential oils of T. armenum, T. chiliophyllum var. chiliophyllum and T. haradjani were determined using
a fused silica Lipodex E capillary column. Copyright  2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
KEY WORDS: Tanacetum armenum (DC.) Schultz Bip.; Tanacetum balsamita L. (syn. Balsamita major);
Tanacetum chiliophyllum (Fisch. & Mey.) Schultz Bip. chiliophyllum; Tanacetum haradjani (Rech. Fil.) Grierson;
Compositae; essential oil; 1,8-cineol; (1R)(C)-camphor; (1S )()-camphor; (S )(C)-carvone; (R)()-carvone;
enantiomeric distribution

Introduction or crystal, usually in easily broken masses, with a char-

The genus Tanacetum (Compositae) is distributed in
Europe and West Asia throughout the northern temperate
regions. It contains several annual and perennial species.
Tanacetum is represented in Turkey by 44 species and
altogether 59 taxa.1 Tanacetum spp. are rich in essential
oils, bitter substances and sesquiterpene lactones and
are used for their antihistaminic, antiinflammatory and
insecticidal effects. Oil of tansy (Tanacetum vulgare L.)
rubbed on skin is supposed to repel insects. In moderate
doses, the plant and its essential oil are stomachic,
cordial and used as a food additive.2 – 4
(1R)(C)-Camphor is crystallized from the essential oil
obtained by distilling the wood of Cinnamomum cam-
phora (L.) J.S. Presl. It is a transparent or whitish solid
*Correspondence to: K. H. C. Başer, Medicinal and Aromatic Plant
and Drug Research Centre (TBAM), Anadolu University, 26470-
Eskişehir, Turkey.
† Presented at the 28th International Symposium on Essential Oils, 1–3
September 1997, Eskişehir, Turkey.
acteristic odour. Synthetic camphor is similar in appear-
ance to natural camphor, but is optically inactive. It is
used in the production of celluloid plastics.5 Both enan-
tiomers of camphor are found in nature but the ()-form
is less common than the (C)-form. (1S )()-Camphor
was found in several Salvia, Tanacetum, Artemisia, Lip-
pia, Lavandula and Blumea oils.6 (R)()-Carvone was
previously reported as the main constituent of Tanacetum
balsamita L. [syn. Balsamita major (L.) Desf.] oil.7 – 8
A new sesquiterpene, named balsamitone, was isolated
from T. balsamita L. subsp. balsamitoides (Schultz
Bip.) Grierson.9 The sesquiterpenic lactone erivanin was
reported from T. balsamita.10 (R)()-Carvone has a
minty smell and is the main component of spearmint
and costmary (T. balsamita) oils.11 – 15 (S )(C)-Carvone
is found in caraway and dill seed oils and smells like
caraway.11
Sesquiterpene lactones16 and a sesquiterpene ester17
were previously isolated from the aerial parts of T. chil-
iophyllum (Fisch. & Mey.) Schultz Bip. var. heimerleri
(Nab.) Grierson.

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We report here on the essential oil composition and
enantiomeric distribution of the main constituents in
the oils of Tanacetum armenum (DC.) Schultz Bip., T.
balsamita L., T. chiliophyllum (Fisch. & Mey) Schultz
Bip. var. chiliophyllum and T. haradjani (Rech. fil.)
Grierson from Turkey.
indices (RRI). The split ratio was adjusted to 50:1.
The injector temperature was 250 ° C. MS were taken
at 70 eV. Mass range was 35–425 m/z. A library search
was carried out using the Wiley GC–MS Library and the
TBAM Library of Essential Oil Constituents. Relative
percentage amounts were calculated from TIC by the
computer.

Experimental
Multidimensional Gas Chromatography–Mass
Plant Materials Spectrometry (MD-GC–MS) Analysis

The air-dried plant materials, collection places and dates,
and yield of essential oil yields are given in Table 1.
Voucher specimens have been deposited at the Herbar-
ium of the Faculty of Pharmacy, Anadolu University
in Eskişehir (ESSE) and the Herbarium of the Faculty
of Pharmacy, Istanbul University in Istanbul (ISTE),
Turkey.
Chiral separations were performed on a multidimen-
sional gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (MD-
GC–MS) system. Two Hewlett-Packard GC 6890 sys-
tems with MSD and Gerstel multicolumn switching
(MCS) system were used. The cooled injection system
(CIS) was kept at 40 ° C for injection. Helium was used
as the carrier gas (1 ml/min).

Isolation of the Essential Oils
Aerial parts, leaves or flowers of the plants were sub-
jected to hydrodistillation for 3 h using a Clevenger-type
apparatus to produce the essential oils.
Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry
(GC–MS) Analysis
The oils were analysed by GC–MS using a Hewlett
Packard GCD system. HP-Innowax FSC column
(60 m ð 0.25 mm Ø, with 0.25 µm film thickness) was
used with helium as carrier gas (1 ml/min). GC
oven temperature was kept at 60 ° C for 10 min and
programmed to 220 ° C at a rate of 4 ° C/min, then kept
constant at 220 ° C for 10 min, then programmed to
240 ° C at a rate of 1 ° C/min. Alkanes were used as
reference points in the calculation of relative retention
Precolumn
HP-Innowax Fused Silica Capillary Column (60 m ð
0.25 mm i.d., film thickness 0.25 µm). GC oven tem-
perature was kept at 60 ° C for 10 min and programmed
to 220 ° C at a rate of 4 ° C/min and kept constant at
220 ° C for 10 min, then programmed to 240 ° C at a rate
of 1 ° C/min and kept constant at 240 ° C for 40 min. The
FID detector temperature was 250 ° C.
Main Column
Lipodex E [octakis (3-O-butyryl-2,6-di-O-pentyl)--
cyclodextrin] (70% in OV 1701), (25 m ð 0.25 mm
i.d.). The temperature programme for camphor was
40 ° C for 34 min and programmed to 120 ° C at a rate
of 1 ° C/min then kept constant at 120 ° C for 6 min;
for carvone it was kept at 40 ° C for 40.5 min and
programmed to 120 ° C at a rate of 1 ° C/min. MS were
taken at 70 eV. Mass range was m/z 35–425. A library

Table 1. Plant materials used in this study

Code Plant name Part Collection place Collection date Yield (%) ISTE or ESSE
A Tanacetum armenum Leaves Ankara: 1995 0.62 ISTE 68094
Kizilcahamam-
Çamlidere Mevkii,
ca. 1300 m
B Tanacetum armenum Aerial parts Eskişehir: Bozdaǧ, 1996 0.67 ESSE 12050
Yarimca to Tandir,
ca. 1200 m
C Tanacetum balsamita Aerial parts Isparta 1996 0.38 ESSE 12069
(cultivated)
D Tanacetum Flowers Bayburt: Kop 1996 0.40 ISTE 68979
chiliophllum var. mountain, 2700 m
chiliophyllum
E Tanacetum haradjani Leaves Adana: Saimbeyli, 1993 0.55 ISTE 65616
Obruk yaylasi,
1000 m

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Table 2. Chemical compositions of Tanacetum armenum, T. balsamita, T. chiliophyllum var.

chiliophyllum and T. haradjani oils

RRI Compounds A (%) B (%) C (%) D (%) E (%)

1014 Tricyclene – 0.2 – – –
1032 ˛-Pinene 4.2 0.5 – – 3.1
1035 ˛-Thujene 0.4 tr – – 0.1
1043 Santolinatriene 0.2 – – – 0.2
1076 Camphene 0.9 4.3 – – 0.2
1118 ˇ-Pinene 1.6 0.4 – – 0.2
1132 Sabinene 0.9 2.1 – – 0.1
1174 Myrcene – 0.1 – – –
1176 ˛-Phellandrene – – – – 0.4
1188 ˛-Terpinene 0.6 0.2 – – 0.3
1195 Dehydro-1,8-cineole 0.1 0.3 – – –
1203 Limonene 0.2 – 0.1 – 0.4
1213 1,8-Cineole 31.3 11.3 0.7 1.5 10.0
1220 cis-Anhydrolinalool – – – 0.1 –
1246 (Z )-ˇ-Ocimene – – tr – –
1253 trans-Anhydrolinalool – – – 0.1 –
1255 -Terpinene 1.0 0.4 – – 0.9
1280 p-Cymene 1.0 0.1 tr 0.6 2.7
1285 Isoamylisovalerate 0.1 – tr – 0.1
1286 2-Methylbutyl-2-methylbutyrate – – – – 0.1
1290 Terpinolene 0.1 0.1 – – 0.2
1296 Octanal – tr – – –
1299 2-Methylbutylisovalerate – tr tr – –
1348 6-Methyl-5-hepten-2-one – – – – 0.1
1391 (Z )-3-Hexen-1-ol – tr – – –
1400 Nonanal 0.1 0.1 tr – 0.1
1430 ˛-Thujone tr tr 11.7 12.5 1.8
1450 trans-Linalool oxide (furanoid) – – – 0.3 –
1451 ˇ-Thujone tr – 1.2 1.7 0.3
1452 ˛, p-Dimethylstyrene – – tr – tr
1467 6-Methyl-5-hepten-2-ol – – – – 0.2
1474 trans-Sabinenehydrate 0.6 0.3 0.1 – 4.4
1478 cis-Linalool oxide (furanoid) – – – – 0.1
1480 Neroloxide – tr – – –
1494 cis-3-Hexenylisovalerate – 0.1 – – –
1497 ˛-Copaene – – 0.1 – –
1499 ˛-Campholenal 0.4 0.2 – – 0.6


1506 Decanal – – tr –
0.1
1510 Artemisia alcohol – – – –
1522 Chrysanthenone – 0.8 – – –
1532 Camphor 8.6 26.7 – 16.8 15.9
1538 cis-Chrysanthenyl acetate – – – 16.3 –
1541 Benzaldehyde – – tr – tr
1553 Linalool – – – 3.1 0.7
1556 cis-Sabinenehydrate 0.6 0.2 0.1 – 3.0
1562 Isopinocamphone 0.2 0.6 – 0.1 –
1562 Octanol – – – – 0.1
1568 1-Methyl-4-acetylcyclohex-1-ene – – – – 0.1
1571 trans-p-Menth-2-en-1-ol 0.2 0.1 tr – 1.0
1582 trans-Chrysanthenylacetate – 0.7 0.4 – –
1586 Pinocarvone 0.7 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.5
1597 Bornylacetate 0.4 3.4 tr 1.0 –
1599 Chrysanthenyl propionate – – – 0.1 –
1600 ˇ-Elemene – – tr – –
1611 Terpinen-4-ol 2.9 1.0 0.1 2.1 6.7
1612 ˇ-Caryophyllene 0.8 0.6 – – 0.3
1616 Hotrienol – – – 2.8 –
1624 trans-Dihydrocarvone – – 0.6 0.8 –
1638 cis-p-Menth-2-en-1-ol 0.2 – – – 0.7
1639 cis-p-Mentha-2,8-dien-1-ol – 0.1 1.2 – –
1645 cis-Isodihydrocarvone – – 0.1 – –
1648 Myrtenal 0.2 – 0.3 – 0.2
1651 Sabinaketone 0.2 – – – –
1663 Phenylacetaldehyde – tr tr – –


1663 cis-Verbenol 0.1 – 0.1 –
0.3
1664 Nonanol – – – –
1664 trans-Pinocarveol 0.8 0.1 0.4 1.4 2.1
(continued overleaf )

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Table 2. (continued)
RRI Compounds A(%) B(%) C(%) D(%) E(%)
1674 p-Mentha-1,5-dien-8-ol tr – – – tr
1678 trans-p-Mentha-2,8-dien-1-ol – – 0.4 – –


1682 υ-Terpineol 0.6 0.3 tr 0.2
0.6
1684 trans-Chrysanthemol – – – –
1689 trans-Piperitol – – – – 0.9
1690 -Selinene – 0.1 – – –
1691 trans-Verbenol 0.6 – 1.0 – 1.0
1687 ˛-Humulene 0.3 – – – –
1696 -Terpinylacetate – 0.1 – – –
1700 p-Mentha-1,8-dien-4-ol – – – – 0.1
D limonen-4-ol )
1704 -Muurolene – – – – 0.7
1706 ˛-Terpineol 5.5 2.4 – 1.4 4.0
1719 Borneol 3.3 10.6 0.4 2.1 2.0
1725 Verbenone 0.2 – tr 0.1 0.3
1726 Germacrene-D 0.3 3.4 3.3 – –
1737 (Z,E )-˛-Farnesene – – 0.1 – –
1740 ˛-Muurolene – – – – 0.5
1742 ˇ-Selinene – – – – 0.1
1743 ˛-Cadinene 0.1 – – – –
1750 cis-Linalool oxide – – – 0.8 –
1751 Carvone – – 52.4 0.3 0.1
1755 Bicyclogermacrene – 0.8 – – –
1758 cis-Piperitol 0.1 – 1.0 – 0.4
1764 cis-Chrysanthenol – 0.5 – 0.2 –
1765 Geranyl acetate – – – – 0.4
1772 Citronellol – – – 3.0 –
1773 υ-Cadinene 0.7 0.1 0.6 – 1.0
1776 -Cadinene 0.1 – – – 0.5
1782 cis-Carvylacetate – 0.5 0.6 – –
1786 ar-Curcumene – – – – 0.4
1797 p-Methylacetophenone – – – – 0.4
1802 Cuminaldehyde 0.2 – – 0.3 0.2
1804 Myrtenol 0.3 – 0.1 0.2 0.3
1807 Perillaldehyde – – tr – –
1811 trans-p-Mentha-1(7),8-dien-2-ol – – 1.0 – 0.1
1814 p-Mentha-1,5-dien-7-ol – 0.1 – – –
1823 p-Mentha-1(7),5-dien-2-ol – – – – 0.1
1838 ˇ-Damascenone – – – – tr
1845 trans-Carveol 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.5
1853 cis-Calamenene 0.1 – – – 0.1
1856 Carvone oxide – – 0.5 – –
1857 Geraniol – tr – 0.5 –
1864 p-Cymen-8-ol 0.2 – – 0.5 0.4
1865 Isopiperitenone – 0.1 0.1 – –
1866 Methylhydrocinnamate – – – – 0.1
1868 (E)-Geranylacetone – – – – 0.1
1882 cis-Carveol – 0.8 0.2 – –
1895 Benzylisovalerate – – – – 0.1
1896 cis-p-Mentha-1(7),8-dien-2-ol – – – 0.2 0.1
1900 epi -Cubebol 0.2 – 1.5 – 0.4
1900 Nonadecane – – – 3.6 –
1915 Nonadecene – – – 0.6 –
1941 ˛-Calacorene-I 0.1 tr – – 0.1
1948 trans-Jasmone – – – – 0.1
1953 Palustrol 0.3 – – – –
1957 Cubebol 0.1 – 2.4 – 0.5
1965 3-Phenylpropylacetate – – – – 0.2
1969 cis-Jasmone – 0.1 – – 0.1
1983 Piperitenone oxide – – tr – –
1988 2-Phenylpropylacetate – – – – 0.2
1992 2-Phenylethyl-3-methylbutyrate – – – – 0.1
( D 2-phenylethyl isovalerate)
2001 Isocaryophyllene oxide – tr – – –
2008 Caryophyllene oxide 4.0 0.8 0.2 0.6 0.8
2029 Perillylalcohol 0.1 0.1 0.1 – –
2030 Methyl eugenol – – – 0.2 –
2050 (E )-Nerolidol – – 0.4 – –
2057 Ledol 0.9 – – – –
2051 Gleenol – – 0.4 – –

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Table 2. (continued)
RRI Compounds A(%) B(%) C(%) D(%) E(%)
2056 13-Tetradecanolide 0.5 0.1 – – –
2073 p-Mentha-1,4-dien-7-ol 0.2 0.1 – – –
2069 Germacrene D-4-ol 0.7 – 0.4 – 0.2
2080 Cubenol – – 0.2 – 0.3
2084 Octanoic acid tr – – – 0.4
2088 1-epi -Cubenol 0.1 0.1 0.8 – 0.4
2092 ˇ-Oplopenone 1.6 – – – 1.9
2096 Elemol – 0.2 – – –
2098 Globulol – – – – tr
2104 Viridiflorol – – 0.2 – –
2100 Heneicosane – – – 2.8 –
2113 Cuminalcohol 0.2 tr 0.1 – –
2131 Hexahydrofarnesylacetone 0.2 tr 0.1 – 0.3
2144 Spathulenol 0.3 – 0.8 1.6 2.7
2145 Valeranone 0.4 – – – –
2148 (Z )-3-Hexenylbenzoate – tr – – –
2183 trans-Sesquilavandulol – – – 0.4 –
2185 -Eudesmol – 5.5 – – –
2186 Mint sulphide – – 0.1 – –
2186 Eugenol 0.3 – – – –
2187 T-Cadinol 0.1 – tr – 1.2
2192 Nonanoic acid – – – 0.2 –
2198 Thymol – – 0.4 – 0.1
2209 T-Muurolol 0.2 0.1 1.4 – 1.1
2219 υ-Cadinol 0.1 – 0.1 – 0.4
2232 ˛–Bisabolol – – – 0.6 0.3
2239 Carvacrol – – – 0.1 0.4
2247 trans-˛-Bergamotol – – 0.1 – –
2250 ˛-Eudesmol – 0.1 – – –
2255 ˛-Cadinol 1.0 – 0.2 – 1.8
2257 ˇ-Eudesmol – 1.9 – 1.4 –
2273 Selin-11-en-4˛-ol 0.2 – 0.8 – –
2287 (2Z,6Z )-Farnesol – – – – 0.2
2300 Decanoic acid – – – 0.7 –
2300 Tricosane – 0.2 – 0.1 –
2316 Caryophylla-2(12),6(13)-dien-5ˇ-ol 0.4 0.1 – – –
( D caryophylladienol -I )
2324 Caryophylla-2(12),6(13)-dien-5˛-ol 1.0 0.3 – 1.0 0.3
( D caryophylladienol -II )
2384 Hexadecanol – – tr – 0.3
2389 Caryophylla-2(12),6-dien-5˛-ol 0.2 – – – –
( D caryophyllenol -I )
2392 Caryophylla-2(12),6-dien-5ˇ-ol 0.9 0.1 – – 0.2
( D caryophyllenol -II )
2430 Chamazulene – 0.1 – – –
2500 Pentacosane – 0.1 tr – 0.1
2503 Dodecanoic acid – – – 0.2 –
2594 9-Hexacosene – – – – 0.3
2622 Phytol – 0.1 0.2 – –
2655 Benzylbenzoate – tr – – –
2700 Heptacosane – tr 0.1 0.4 0.3
2719 Tetradecanoic acid – – – 0.4 –
2800 Octacosane – – – 0.3 –
2900 Nonacosane – – 0.1 – 0.2
2931 Hexadecanoic acid 0.3 0.1 0.1 1.5 0.3
Monoterpene hydrocarbons 11.1 8.4 0.1 0.6 8.4
Oxygenated monoterpenes 59.7 62.1 76.3 71.7 56.8
Sesquiterpene hydrocarbons 2.5 5.0 4.1 – 7.8
Oxygenated sesquiterpenes 12.7 9.2 9.9 5.7 13.0
Diterpenes – 0.1 0.2 – –
Others 1.2 0.9 0.5 10.9 3.9
Total 87.2 85.7 91.1 88.9 89.9
A Tanacetum armenum (leaves).
B Tanacetum armenum (aerial parts).
C Tanacetum balsamita (aerial parts).
D Tanacetum chiliophyllum var. chiliophyllum (flowers).
E Tanacetum haradjani (leaves).
RRI Relative retention indices.
tr trace (< 0.1%).

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Table 3. The relative amounts (%) and the enantiomeric distribution (%) of camphor and carvone in the essential oils
of Tanacetum spp.
Relative amount
Code Species Plant material (GC–MS)
A T. armenum Leaves 8.6
B T. armenum Aerial parts 26.7
C T. balsamita Aerial parts 52.4
D T. chiliophyllum var. Flowers 16.8
chiliophyllum
E T. haradjani Leaves 15.6
search was carried out using the TBAM Library of
Essential Oil Constituents.
Results and Discussion
Water-distilled essential oils from herbal parts of T.
armenum, T. balsamita, Tanacetum chiliophyllum var.
chiliophyllum and T. haradjani were analysed by
GC–MS. The compounds identified are given in Table 2
with their percentages. Seventy-eight and 76 compounds
were identified in the oils of T. armenum, representing
87% (A) and 86% (B) of the oils and seventy-four
compounds were identified in the oil of T. balsamita,
representing 91% (C) of the oil. 1,8-cineole (31%) was
the main constituent of T. armenum leaf oil. In the
herb oil of T. armenum collected from a different
region, camphor (27%) was characterized as the main
component. Carvone (52%) was the major constituent
of T. balsamita.
Fifty-two compounds were characterized in the oil of
T. chiliophyllum var. chiliophyllum, making up 89% of
the oil. In the oil of Tanacetum haradjani, 104 com-
pounds were characterized, representing 90% of the oil.
Camphor (17% and 16%) was the main constituent
in both oils. The second major constituent in the oil
of Tanacetum chiliophyllum var. chiliophyllum is cis-
chrysanthenyl acetate (16%) and in the oil of Tanace-
tum haradjani, it was 1,8-cineole (10.0%). The occur-
rence of cis-chrysanthenyl acetate as a major constituent
together with camphor may have chemotaxonomical
significance. The oils of these species are dominated
by oxygenated monoterpenes; 60% (A), 62% (B) in T.
armenum, 76% (C) in T. balsamita, 72% (D) in T. chil-
iophyllum var. chiliophyllum and 57% (E) in T. harad-
jani (Table 2). The oils of these species also contain
oxygenated sesquiterpenes; 13% (A), 9% (B), 10% (C),
6% (D), 13% (E), respectively.
The enantiomeric distribution of camphor in the
oils of Tanacetum armenum, T. chiliophyllum var.
chiliophyllum and T. haradjani and enantiomeric
distribution of carvone in the oil of T. balsamita was
determined. The amounts and enantiomeric distribution
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(1R)(C)-Camphor (1S)()-Camphor (S)(C)-Carvone (R)()-Carvone
– 100 – –
0.03 99.97 – –
– – 0.2 99.8
79.2 20.8 – –
– 100 – –
of camphor and carvone are shown in Table 3. We
detected enantiomerically pure (1S )()-camphor (100%)
in the leaf oil of T. armenum and T. haradjani.
Enantiomerically pure (1S )()-camphor was previously
reported in the oil of Tanacetum parthenium (L.) Schultz
Bip.6 It was also the main enantiomer in the oils of
Artemisia judaica chemotypes.6 Enantiomerically almost
pure (R)()-carvone (99.8%) was found in the oil of
T. balsamita. In previous studies, both enantiomers of
camphor and carvone were reported in different essential
oils.6,18
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