Essential oil of sideritis amasiaca bornm

Abstract

Water-distilled essential oil from aerial parts of Sideritis amasiaca, an endemic species in Turkey, was analyzed by GC and GC/MS. All of the main components were identified, with ß-pinene (12.25%), bicyclogermacrene (8.64%), ß-caryophyllene (7.47%) and (Z)-ß-farnesene (5.65%) as major constituents