Essential oil of Apium nodiflorum (L.) Lag. growing in Ksob River, Algeria

Nat Prod Res. 2025 May;39(9):2413-2416. doi: 10.1080/14786419.2023.2297855. Epub 2023 Dec 22.

Abstract

The essential oil from the aerial parts of Apium nodiflorum (L.) Lag. (Apiaceae), collected in Ksob River (Algeria) and obtained by hydrodistillation, was analysed by GC-MS. Sixty-seven components have been identified, representing more than 98.7% of the total oil. The essential oil was found to be rich in terpinolene (32.9 ± 4.6%), myristicin (10.6 ± 2.3%), myrcene (6.2 ± 1.1%), limonene (6.0 ± 0.9%), γ-terpinene (5.9 ± 1.2%) and (Z)-caryophyllene (5.3 ± 1.0%).

Keywords: Apium nodiflorum (L.) Lag; Aquatic plant; GC-MS analysis; essential oil.

MeSH terms

  • Acyclic Monoterpenes
  • Algeria
  • Alkenes
  • Apiaceae* / chemistry
  • Cyclohexane Monoterpenes
  • Cyclohexenes / analysis
  • Cyclohexenes / chemistry
  • Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
  • Limonene
  • Monoterpenes / analysis
  • Monoterpenes / chemistry
  • Oils, Volatile* / analysis
  • Oils, Volatile* / chemistry
  • Plant Components, Aerial / chemistry
  • Plant Oils* / chemistry
  • Polycyclic Sesquiterpenes
  • Pyrogallol / analogs & derivatives
  • Pyrogallol / analysis
  • Pyrogallol / chemistry
  • Rivers
  • Sesquiterpenes / analysis
  • Sesquiterpenes / chemistry
  • Terpenes / analysis
  • Terpenes / chemistry

Substances

  • Oils, Volatile
  • Sesquiterpenes
  • Terpenes
  • Polycyclic Sesquiterpenes
  • caryophyllene
  • Monoterpenes
  • myrcene
  • gamma-terpinene
  • Limonene
  • Pyrogallol
  • Cyclohexenes
  • Plant Oils
  • Cyclohexane Monoterpenes
  • Acyclic Monoterpenes
  • Alkenes