abstract the essential oils obtained by hydrodistillation from the leaves, stems and aerial parts of artemisia ciniformis krasch. et m. pop. ex poljak, and the flower, leaves and stems of artemisia incana (l.) druce. were analyzed by gc and gc/ms. davanone (40.1%, 32.3% and 12.6%) was the main constituent in the stem, leaf and aerial parts oils of a. ciniformis. the other main components in the aerial parts oil of the plant were myrcene (19.3%), linalool (13.5%) and camphor (13.1%). the flower, leaf and stem oils of a. incana were found to be rich in - thujone (28.7%, 28.1% and 22.2%), 1,8-cineole (20.5%, 22.1% and 25.5%) and camphor (10.5%, 10.1% and 12.6%), respectively.