Chemical Composition of Myrtle Essential Oil (Myrtus Communis L.) in Gilane Gharb from Iran

Myrtus communis L. or myrtle is one of the important medicinal plants in Iran. This research is an attempt to analyze and identify the chemical composition of myrtle Leaveʹs growing wild in Gilane Gharb. Leaves were harvested from a random sample of plants in 3 replications in September. Leaves of the young shoots were cut off, put in plastic bags and dry in shadow for 10 days. Essential oil was extracted by hydrodistilling method using Clevenger apparatus, the oil was analyzed by GC and GC/MS. According to this study, 25 different components in the essential oils were identified that ?-pinen (27.87), cineol 1,8 (20.15) and Linalool (10.26) had the most essential oil yield and represented 92.21% of the oil, respectively.