Variability of two essential oils of Ammi visnaga (L.) Lam. a traditional Tunisian medicinal plant

摘要

This study deals with the valorization of medicinal and aromatic plants of the Tunisian flora, in order to find new bioactive natural products. The essential oil constituents from the fruits ofAmmi visnaga, collected from two Tunisian localities, Ichkeul and Djebba the North of Tunisia, were extracted by hydrodistillation and analyzed by?gas chromatography-mass spectrometry?(GC-MS). Forty-one compounds were identified. Both samples showed similar chemical composition, the major components were linalool, isoamyl 2-methyl butyrate and isopentyl isovalerate.