Essential oil of Abies alba Mill., Pinaceae, from the pilot production in Montenegro

Abstract

The analyses were performed on the commercial essential oil of Abies alba obtained from fresh green summits of young branches by steam distillation. The plant material was collected from the teritory of Montenegro. The composition of the oil was determined by CC and GC/MS. The main constituents were beta -pinene (32.8%), alpha -pinene (17.3%), camphene (16.7%), bornyl acetate (9.0%), limonene (6.1%) and beta -phellandrene (4.9%).