Composition of the Essential Oil of Salvia montbretii Benth. from Turkey
Özet
The composition of the essential oil produced from aerial parts of Salvia montbretii Benth.(Lamiaceae), was analyzed by GC and GC-MS. Forty-six compounds constituting about 97.7% of the essential oil were characterized. The main compounds were characterized as beta-caryophyllene (32.8%), beta-pinene (9.8%), alpha-humulene (8.2%), 12-hydroxy-beta-caryophyllene acetate (6.6%), germacrene D (4.9%) and alpha-pinene (4.5%).
