Chemical Composition of the Essential Oil of Salvia aethiopis L.

Authors : Medine GÜLLÜCE, Hakan ÖZER, Özlem BARIŞ, Dimitri DAFERERA, Fikrettin ŞAHİN, Moschos POLISSIOU

Pages : 231-233

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Publication Date : 2006-12-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The chemical composition of the essential oil obtained by hydrodistillation from the aerial parts of Salvia aethiopis was analyzed by employing GC-MS. Thirty-two components insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(98.0% of the total oil); were identified in the essential oil of S. aethiopis. The main components of this oil were germacrene D insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(29.0%);, a-copaene insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(19.8%);, b-cubebene + b-elemene insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(9.9%);, bicyclogermacrene insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(9.3%);, d cadinene insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(8.7%);, and b-caryophyllene insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(7.3%);.
Keywords : Lamiaceae, Salvia aethiopis, essential oil, GC MS, germacrene D, a copaene