Potential interest of Tussilago farfara (L.) whole plant of Lithuanian and French origin for essential oil extraction

Abstract

Tussilago farfara (L.), an Asteraceae of interest for traditional medicine, is known as a source of valuable essential oil (EO). The chemical composition of hydrodistilled EO of T. farfara flowers and stems was determined by GC and GC/MS techniques. Comparatively, quantitative and qualitative differences were observed in EO composition from both selected origins. The EO yields were 0.07 ± 0.01% and 0.09 ± 0.00% from Lithuanian and French origin. In total, 37 components were identified in Lithuanian and French oils. The major constituent in Lithuanian oil was n-tricosane (21.7 ± 0.1%) while in French oil it was 1-nonene (34.1 ± 0.00%