Abstract

DDysphania ambrosioides (L.) Mosyakin & Clemants is a fragrant herb widely distributed from warm temperate regions to subtropical and tropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The essential oil from D. ambrosioides is the main ingredient used in traditional medicine due to its anti-malarial, anti-cancer, and anti-helminthic properties, among others. The chemical composition of D. ambrosioides essential oil from the aerial part was extracted by hydrodistillation and analysis by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, resulting the yield of 0.8%. The main components were characterized as 2,3-dehydro-1,4-cineole (55%), α-terpinene (15.2%), iso-ascaridole (15.3%), and p-cymene (9.8%), respectively.

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