Abstract A hydrodistilled essential oil from fruits of Cachrys alpina was analyzed by GC/MS. Twenty-nine compounds representing 98% of the oil were identified with Î±-humulene (33.1%), p-cymene (9.3%), Î±-phellandrene (9.1%), germacrene D (8.2%) and Î±-pinene (6.3%) as main constituents.