Bioactive and Fragrant Constituents of Artemisia sieberi Besser Grown on Two Different Soil Types in Central Iran

Abstract

The dried leaves and aerial parts of Artemisia sieberi Besser, which belongs to the Asteraceae family (Anthemideae) and grows in central Iran, were hydrodistilled to produce essential oils. The oil concentrations of the leaves and aerial parts were 0.32% and 0.79% (w/w), respectively. The essential oils were analyzed by gas chromatography (GC) and gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The amounts of the samples injected were 1.0 nL (diluted 1.0 μL of sample in 1000 ml of n-pentane, v/v). Twenty-three and 14 bioactive, flavor, and fragrance molecules were identified, representing 99.04% and 99.40% of the aerial parts’ essential oils from sites A and B, respectively. Aerial parts of the plants and the habitat soils were sampled at random in full flowering stages in a completely randomized (CR) design with three replications from two sites with different soil types. The main components were trans-methyl isoeugenol (32.60%) in the first site (A) and β-bisabolene (33.59%) in the second site (B) oils. The compositions of the oils were mostly quantitatively rather than qualitatively different.