“…The roots and rhizomes are source of phytoecdysteroids, which determine the anabolic, neuroprotective, hypoglycemic effects, and metabolism regulation [ 1 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 ]. R. carthamoides roots are source of flavonoids, which determine the antioxidative and hypolipidemic effects [ 1 , 5 , 10 , 11 , 12 ]. Moreover, R. carthamoides roots and rhizomes are also source of essential oil, and there are few reports describing the isolation and chemical characterization of the essential oil (EO) [ 1 , 5 , 13 , 14 ].…”