Powerful antioxidants within Greene female cones and leaves essential oil.

The composition and antioxidant activity of the essential oil obtained from the female cones and leaves of were assessed using the DPPH assay. The total oil yields obtained through hydrodistillation from the female cones and leaves were 1.9% (v/w) and 0.

Chemical composition of essential oil from female cones of Greene.

The hydrodistilled volatile essential oils extracted from the female cones of Greene that harvested in winter and spring seasons were analysed for their chemical composition by using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC/MS). Twenty-four and seventeen components were identified, accounting for winter (95.5%) and spring (96.