<i>Cachrys pungens</i> Jan ex Guss.: the essential oil chemical composition of the accession growing wild in Sicily (Italy)
The genus <i>Cachrys</i> L., included within the Apiaceae family, has a wide geographical distribution. It has a fairly complex nomenclatural history as it is shared with two other genera: <i>Hippomarathrum</i> Link non P.G. Gaertn., B. Mey. & Scherb., and <i>Prangos</i> Lindl. <i>Cachrys pungens</i> Jan ex Guss. is a perennial plant growing primarily in the temperate biome. The native range of this species is S. Italy, Sicily and NW. Africa. In the present study the chemical composition of the essential oil from aerial parts of this plant, never previously investigated, was evaluated by GC-MS. The essential oil (<b>Cp</b>) was characterised by large amounts of monoterpene hydrocarbons (67.51%) being <i>β-cis-</i>ocimene (13.55%), sabinene (12.57%) and <i>γ-</i>terpinene (10.56%) the main constituents. A comparison with all the other studied essential oils of genus <i>Cachrys</i> is discussed. Furthermore, a review of the use of the <i>Cachrys</i> species in the popular medicine has been carried out.
Authors
- Maurizio Bruno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0583-0487)
- Antonella Porrello (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4887-3967)
- Francesco Sgadari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3345-3092)
- Alessandro Vaglica (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5071-3338)
- Alessandro Crisafulli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4398-345X)
- Rosario Schicchi
Institutions
- University of Messina (IT)
- National Biodiversity Institute (CR)
- University of Palermo (AR)
- University of Palermo (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Natural Product Research
- Published
- 2024-09-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/14786419.2024.2403031
- Primary Topic
- Phytochemistry and Biological Activities
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00