Ninety constituents (98%) of the essential oil of the leaves and¯owers of Achillea eriophora DC. (Compositae) were identi®ed. The main constituents are 1,8-cineole (34%) and the pinenes (13%). The oil contains only 7% of sesquiterpenes, mainly caryophyllene derivatives. Three new farnesol derivatives were isolated as trace constituents.
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