THE CHEMICAL PROFILE OF ESSENTIAL OILS OBTAINED FROM FENNEL FRUITS (FOENICULUM VULGARE MILL.).
ANA CLARA APROTOSOAIE1, ADRIAN ŞPAC1, MONICA
HĂNCIANU1, ANCA MIRON1, VIOLETA FLORIA TĂNĂSESCU,
VASILE DORNEANU1, URSULA STĂNESCU1
1Faculty of Pharmacy, "Gr.T.Popa" University of Medicine and
Pharmacy, Iasi, Romania
2"Anastasie Fătu" Botanical Gardens, Iasi, Romania
*corresponding author: anaclara70@yahoo.com
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Abstract:
Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill., Apiaceae) is a well-known aromatic and medicinal plant. Essential oils obtained by hydrodistillation from fresh ripe fruits of fennel collected during three different years (2001-2003) from experimental cultures were investigated in order to evaluate their chemical profile related to climatic conditions. The constituents of the essential oils have been characterized using gas chromatography and mass spectroscopy analysis (GC-MS). The main compounds in all fennel volatile oils were: t-anethole, estragole, fenchone and limonene. The essential oil of fennel fruits showed a characteristic chemical profile from year to year. The essential oil content and its monoterpenes components were the most susceptible features to be affected by climatic conditions (temperature and rainfall).
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