Composition of the essential oils of six endemic Salvia spp. from Turkey

Demirci B., Baser K., Yildiz B., Bahcecioglu Z.

FLAVOUR AND FRAGRANCE JOURNAL, vol.18, no.2, pp.116-121, 2003 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 18 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2003
  • Doi Number: 10.1002/ffj.1173
  • Journal Name: FLAVOUR AND FRAGRANCE JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.116-121
  • Keywords: Salvia blepharochlaena, S. caespitosa, S. divaricata, S. hypargeia, S. longipedicellata, S. pilifera, Lamiaceae, essential oil, GC-MS
  • Anadolu University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The water-distilled essential oils from dried aerial parts of Salvia blepharochlaena, S. caespitosa, S. divaricata, S. hypargeia, S. longipedicellata and S. pilifera (Lamiaceae), endemic in Turkey, were analysed by GC-MS. alpha-Pinene, beta-pinene, 1,8-cineole, thymol, caryophyllene oxide, alpha-thujone respectively, were the major constituenst of the oils. Copyright (C) 2003 John Wiley Sons, Ltd.