Original Articles
Sumitra Singh
Abstract
The oil obtained by the hydro-distillation method from the fresh leaves and stems of Anethum sowa L. (Dill) herb was analyzed by GC-MS. Nine compounds were isolated and identified. The major constituents were limonene (83 %), grandisol (7.4 %), bis-1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid (5.7 %), carvone (1.5 %), thujyl alcohol (0.7 %), β- phellandrene (0.6 %), cyclohexane (0.5 %), β-myrcene (0.3 %) and α-thujene (0.1%).