abstract the essential oils from the roots and aerial parts of pimpinella acuminata (edgew.) cb clarke were analyzed by gc, gc/ms and nmr spectroscopy. the oil from the aerial parts contained -caryophyllene (12.5%), dill apiole (20.4%) and parsley apiole (39.9%), while the root oil contained myristicin (16.2%), dill apiole (11.3%) and parsley apiole (61.8%) as the major components. this is the frst report of the composition of the oils from the aerial parts and roots of p. acuminata.