Abstract The chemical composition of the essential oil obtained from the flowerheads of Anthemis tinctoria L(Asteraceae) was analyzed by capillary GC/MS. 86 components of the oil were separated, 48 of which were identified. The major constituents were 1,8-cineole (7.9%), Î²-pinene (7,3%), decanoic acid (5.4%) and Î±-pinene (4.4%).