Chemical Composition of Taxus baccata L. Leaves and Male Cones Water: Methanol Extracts

Abstract

The yew tree (Taxus baccata) is an ancient species in the world that has both toxic and medicinalproperties. Identifying the chemical components of different parts of this tree can be useful in the betterunderstanding of the toxicity and medicinal effect of this plant. Therefore, the chemical composition ofwater: methanol extracts of T. baccata L. leaf and male cones obtained from endemic species of Iran werecharacterized using GC-MS analysis. Twenty two components were identified for leaves including oleicacid (20.87%) and octadeca-9,12-dien-1-ol (17.77%) as the most abundant components, and seventeencomponents were identified for male cones which were 3-O-methyl-d-glucose (64.00%) and oleic acid(13.32%) as the most abundant components. Furthermore, the potential applications of some of thecharacterized components are discussed into the depths.