The essential oils of the pakistani species of the family umbelliferae 33. petroselinum crispum parsley seed oil
Ashraf, M.; Sandra, P.J.; Saeed, T.; Bhatty, M.K.
Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research 22(5): 262-264
1979
ISSN/ISBN: 0030-9885
Accession: 006672750
The physicochemical characteristics and chemical composition of the essential oil obtained from the seeds of P. crispum, were studied. The oil with yield 1.93% contains .alpha.-thujene (0.26%), .alpha.-pinene (24.85%), camphene (0.19%), sabinene (1.04%), .beta.-pinene (20.39%), myrcene (0.52%), p-cymene (0.46%), (+) m-mentha-1(6)-8-diene (5.64%), myrtenal (0.06%), 1-p-menthen-9-al (0.38%), citronellal (0.18%), santenone (0.05%), pinocamphone (0.21%), campherenone (0.27%), piperitone (0.25%), .alpha.-terpineol (0.15%), isomycenol (0.12%), .beta.-bisabolene (0.53%), .beta.-caryophyllene (0.29%), .beta.-farnesene (1.42%), myristicin (30.12%), elemicin (4.27%), 1-allyl-2,3,4,5-tetramethoxybenzene (0.79%) and apiole (0.39%). The oil is used in high-grade perfumery. Cultivation of such a useful species can provide a valuable commodity for the distillation of its essential oil.