Published in Scientific Papers. Series B, Horticulture, Vol. LXVIV, Issue 2
Written by Monica Luminița BADEA, Vasilica LUCHIAN, Liliana BĂDULESCU, Elena DELIAN, Elena SĂVULESCU
Artemisia absinthium L. (Wormwood) is a medicinal plant known for its antibacterial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antifungal, antimalarial, and choleretic properties. The essential oil, extracted through hydrodistillation, was analyzed using GC-MS. The main chemical compounds identified in the essential oil were linalyl isovalerate (16.65%), sabinene (8.90%), myrcene (8.85%), geranyl isobutyrate (6.97%), and β-cymene (6.92%) in the stems; sabinene (23.67%), myrcene (20.53%), β-cymene (9.74%), and α-phellandrene (9.23%) in the leaves; and chrysanthenone (5.48%), sabinene (11.18%), beta-pinene (15.53%), and linalool (17.97%) in the flowers. Anatomical analysis was performed on cross-sections of the stems and leaf lamina. Transverse sections of the stems and leaves were examined under an optical microscope. The A. absinthium stems and leaves are covered with dense T-shaped glandular and non-glandular trichomes, on both sides, the most vigorous being those on the stem and petioles.
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