Study of the chemical composition of the essential oil of leaves of the dwarfish palm tree Chamaerops humilis L of Morocco outside the blooming season
The wild sample of the dwarfish palm tree (Chamaerops humilis L. was collected in the region of Benslimane (center of Morocco) in January, 2015. Leaves of this plant were distilled by a Clevenger device. The obtained essential oil was analyzed by GC/MS. The obtained yield is 0.19 with a total of 15 compound. The main components of this oil are Spathulenol (25.49 Palmitic acid (14.37 Beta. Eudesmol (9.19 the Oxide of Caryophylene (5.23 Octadecanal (5.16 and Phytol (4.16 We confirm that we are the first ones who analyzed the essential oil of this plant outside the blooming season and found this number of constituent.