TOTAL LIPID CONTENT AND FATTY ACID COMPOSITION OF SEEDS OF SOME WILD Achillea SPECIES

摘要

The Achillea species are known as civanpercemi, barsamotu, marsamotu, binbiryaprakotu, and kandilcicegi in Turkish [1]. The important features of Achillea species are that they have protective activity, antiulcer activity, antispasmodic activity, and biological effects [2, 3]. Most members of the Achillea species are antiseptic and have been used in medicine and cosmetic preparations [4, 5]. Although many studies have been conducted on the chemical and phannacological properties of this genus [6-8], there is not enough information on the fatty acid composition of the seed oils of Achillea species [9-13]. Therefore, we aim to study the total lipid content and fatty acid composition of the seeds of some wild endemic Achillea species (A. cucullata, A. phrygia, and A. armenorum).