Chemical Composition of Volatile Oils from the Endocarp and Hulls of Persian Bay Laurel Fruit: A Fragrant Herb Used in Traditional Iranian Medicine

The hydro-distilled volatile oils, obtained from dried endocarp and hulls of persian bay laurel (laurus nobilis var. angustifolia) from laueaceae family were analyzed by gc/ms. thirteen and twelve compounds consisting 81.6% and 89.1% of the total components were identified of the oils obtained with a yield of 3% and 1.2% (w/w) respectively. differences of some compounds between endocarp and hulls oils were evinced. while the oil of endocarp contained 1,8-cineole (46.7%), ?-terpinyl acetate (7.4%), b-pinene (7.3%) and ?-phellandrene (4.7%), the oil of hulls contained 1,8-cineole (40.5%), trans-b-ocimene (22.1%), caryophyllene oxide (6.9%) and ?-terpinyl acetate (5.0%).