Abstract
The oil from the fruits of Ammi majus Linn. (Apiaceae) was analyzed for isoprenoids and other volatile components by GC and GC-MS. Hydrodistillation of air-dried fruits yielded 0.22 %essential oil on dry weight basis. Thirty five components comprising 91 % of total volatiles were identified by gas chromatographic techniques. The oil contained 13 monoterpenes (40.3 %) and 15 sesquiterpenes (34.2 %). The main monoterpenes were carvone (13.4 %), 1,8-cineole (6.9 %), α-terpinyl acetate (5.9 %), trans-pinocarveol (3.2 %) and citronellal (3.2 %) while as the major sesquiterpenes were globulol (6.8 %) and nerolidol (5.3 %). The non-terpenic volatiles included high boiling hydrocarbons (7.8 %) and bergapten (8.7 %)
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