The essential oil obtained from the aerial parts of Artemisia vulgaris L. was analyzed by using GC and GC-MS. Fourteen compounds representing 93.34 % of the oil were identified. The main ones were Isobornyl isobutyrate (38.06%), β-pinene (30.13 %), dl-Limonene (6.23%), δ-3- Carene (4.80%), α-pinene (4%), δ-Terpinene (2.76%) and trans-Rose oxide (2.00%).