Chemical Composition of the Essential Oil of Carum anethifolium Benth

Chemistry Department, Kumaun University, Nainital-263 002

Department of Chemistry, California State Polytechnig University, Pomona, California-91768, U.S.A.

Manuscript received 29 March 1984, accepted 15 August 1984

A gas chromatography/mass spectroscopy study of the essential oil of Carum anethi- folium Benth. shows the presence of 11 monoterpene hydrocarbons (80%), 9 monoter-penoids, 6 sesquiterpene hydrocarbons, and 2 sesquiterpene alcohols. Of these, 22 com-pounds have been Identified. The monoterpens, viz. \(\beta\)-phellandrene, \(\gamma\)-terpinene and p-eymene are the major constituents.