Flowers of Inula viscosa (L.) plant (Inula genus , Asteraceae family), locally known
as Taion, was collected from two different regions of Lattakia: the Jubt Barghal region (a
mountainous area), the Qaya region (a coastal area), and the essential o
il was extracted by
Hydrodistillation using the Cleveger apparatus , where the weight percentage of essential
oil stood at 1.26%,1.1% for both mountainous and coastal region ,respectively. The
Chemical composition of essential oil obtained from flowers of Inula viscosa (L.) was
analyzed by GC/MS .
The essential oil of the mountainous area contained 60 components, 58 components
of which were identified, that accounting for (97.98%) of total essential oil. The main
component controlling was:
7-methoxy-5-ethoxy-2,2-dimethyl-2H-chromene (43.43%)
The essential oil of the coastal region contained 33 components, 32 components of
which were identified, that accounting for (98.31%) of total essential oil. The main
components were:
Linalyl propionate (19.70%), Eugenol (15.11%), n-Eicosane (9.27%).
