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Warionia saharae, a compositae from the South of Morocco contains an essential oil. This has been extracted and the three main components have been chromatographically purified by TLC and GLC and identified as eudesmol, linaloöl and nerolidol.
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Ramaut, J.L., Hofinger, M., Dimbi, R. et al. Main constituents of the essential oil of Warionia saharae Benth and Coss. Chromatographia 20, 193–194 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02262710
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