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Table 2 Chemical composition of Ferula gummosa, Achillea millefolium subsp. elborsensis, Foeniculum vulgare and Mentha spicata essential oils

From: Search for novel antifungals from 49 indigenous medicinal plants: Foeniculum vulgare and Platycladus orientalis as strong inhibitors of aflatoxin production by Aspergillus parasiticus

No.

F. gummosa (aerial parts)

A. millefolium subsp. elborsensis (flowers)

F. vulgare roots

Flowers

M. spicata (leaves)

Compound

RI

%

Compound

RI

%

Compound

RI

%

Compound

RI

%

Compound

RI

%

1

α-Pinene

934

2.4

Tricyclene

924

0.8

Myrcene

985

0.7

α-Pinene

929

0.4

α-Pinene

933

0.2

2

β- Pinene

970

54.4

α-Thujene

930

0.6

1,8-Cineole

1024

0.7

Myrcene

978

0.5

Sabinene

968

0.5

3

Myrcene

977

1.8

Heptanol

963

0.7

Fenchone

1053

2.2

Limonene + 1,8-Cineole

1,024

17.3

β-Pinene

973

0.6

4

δ-3- Carene

998

1.2

3-Octanone

985

0.4

α-Fenchol

1083

4.9

γ-Trpinene

1,048

1.3

Myrcene

984

2.4

5

(Z)- β-Ocimene

1,018

1.4

p-Cymene

1,020

4.0

Elemicin

1519

0.8

Fenchone

1,067

4.6

1,8-Cineole + Limonene

1,026

11.3

6

1,3,5-Undecatriene

1,153

0.5

β-Phellandrene

1,030

0.1

Dillapiol

1612

90.1

Estragole

1,176

2.5

(Z)-β-Ocimene

1,028

0.6

7

Terpinenyl acetate

1,327

0.5

Camphor

1,134

9.5

   

cis-carveole

1,215

0.8

γ-Terpinene

1,057

2.1

8

Elemol

1,530

0.6

Isoborneol

1,155

10.2

   

cis- anethole

1,224

1.4

α-Thujone

1,095

0.2

9

Germacrene B

1,547

0.6

Pinocarvone

1,160

5.1

   

trans- anethole

1,265

68.4

Isomenthol

1,176

0.6

10

Guaiol

1,580

9.1

cis-pinocarveol

1,181

4.0

   

Piperitenone oxide

1,348

0.4

cis-dihydrocarvone

1,181

1.80

11

Guaiyl acetate

1,649

11.6

trans-piperitol

1,203

0.8

   

Germacrean D

1,476

0.4

cis-carveol

1,224

21.7

12

β-Guaiene

1,706

0.5

Carvenone

1,250

0.7

      

Carvone

1,231

2.6

13

   

α-Copaene

1,372

0.6

      

Piperitone

1,314

0.6

14

   

Longifolene

1,400

1.2

      

Piperitenone oxide

1,341

34.7

15

   

β-Caryophyllene

1,416

1.3

      

β- Elemene

1,390

0.6

16

   

γ-Gurjunene

1,470

0.5

      

β- Caryophyllen

1,447

4.5

17

   

Pentadecane

1,502

1.5

      

Germacrene B

1,483

2.9

18

   

Germacrene B

1,555

0.9

      

α- Farnesene

1,498

0.6

19

   

γ-Eudesmol

1,635

1.2

         

20

   

α-Bisabolol

1,678

0.5

         

21

   

Chamazulene

1,714

48.9

         

22

   

Heneicosane

2,110

0.7

         

23

   

Ethyl octadecanoate

2,182

0.4

         
 

Total

 

84.6

Total

 

94.6

Total

 

99.4

Total

 

98.0

Total

 

88.5