Essential Oil of Inula sarana Boiss. (Compositae), an Endemic Species of Turkey

Planta Med 2009; 75 - P-26 DOI: 10.1055/s-2009-1216464

Essential Oil of Inula sarana Boiss. (Compositae), an Endemic Species of Turkey N Kirimer 1, B Demirci 1, H Duman 2, KHC Baser

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Anadolu University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacognosy, 26470 Eskisehir, Turkey

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Gazi University, Faculty of Science and Letters, Department of Biology, Ankara, Turkey

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Congress Abstract

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PDF (1440 kb) The genus Inula L. (Compositae) is represented in Turkey by 27 species and altogether 32 taxa of which eight are endemic [1–3]. Inula species are used as cholagogue, diuretic, antitussive, expectorant, anthelminthic and tonic in the Turkish folk medicine [4]. We have analyzed the hydrodistilled essential oil of Inula sarana Boiss., an endemic species of Turkey for the first time, by GC and GC/MS. 26 compounds were characterized representing 96.2% of the total composition. Main components were hexadecanoic acid (22.4%), 15-hexadecanolide (16.9%) and pentacosane (15.5%). References: [1] Davis PH, (Ed.) (1972), Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, Vol. 4, Edinburgh Univ. Press., Edinburgh. [2] Davis PH, et al. (1988), Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, Vol. 10, Edinburgh Univ. Press., Edinburgh. [3] Guner A, et al. (2000), Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, Vol. 11, Edinburgh Univ. Press., Edinburgh. [4] Baytop T, (1999), Therapy with Plants in Turkey (Past and Present), 2nd ed., Nobel Tip Basimevi, Istanbul.