Emine Akalin

Micro-Distilled Volatile Compounds from Ferulago Species Growing in Western Turkey

Twelve Ferulago (Apiaceae) species growing in Turkey, viz. F. asparagifolia Boiss., F. aucheri Boiss., F. confusa Velen., F. galbanifera (Miller) W. Koch., F. humilis Boiss., F. idaea N. Özhatay et E. Akalin, F. macrosciadia Boiss. et Bal., F. mughlae Pesmen, F. sandrasica Pesmen et Quezel., F. silaifolia (Boiss.) Boiss., F. sylvatica (Besser) Reichb., and F. trachycarpa Boiss. were investigated for their chemical compositions by using a new technique: microdistillation. Milligram quantities of dried materials were sufficient for characterizing the composition of the volatiles using a GC/MS system.

A Chemotaxonomic Study on the Genus Ferulago, Sect. Humiles (Umbelliferae)

Ferulago is a genus of c.46 species distributed from Europe (W. Central, SW, S, SE, E) Asia (SW, Middle, the Caucasus), Africa (N, NW)1 and it is represented by 31 species in Turkey of which 16 are endemic2. The genus Ferulago and its related genera such as Ferula, Cachyrs, Glaucosciadium and Prangos are known “Caksir or Cags;ir” as vernacular names and their roots are used as aphrodisiac, sedative, digestive, carminative, tonic, food, spices also in the treatment of intestinal worms and haemorrhoids3.

Composition of the Essential Oil of Cachrys alpine Bieb.

Abstract A hydrodistilled essential oil from fruits of Cachrys alpina was analyzed by GC/MS. Twenty-nine compounds representing 98% of the oil were identified with α-humulene (33.1%), p-cymene (9.3%), α-phellandrene (9.1%), germacrene D (8.2%) and α-pinene (6.3%) as main constituents.