Chemical Composition of Essential Oil of Local Endemic Salvia kronenburgii Rech. fil. to Turkey

Abstract

In this study, essential oil composition of local endemic Salvia kronenburgii Rech. fil. to Turkey were determined. The aerial parts of Salvia kronenburgii Rech. fil were hydro-distilled to produce the oil in the yields of 0.7 v/w. The chemical composition of the essential oil of dried aerial parts of S. kronenburgii was analyzed by GC and GC-MS. Fifty four components were identified representing 87.08% of the oil. Limonene (11.77%), 2-cyclohexen-1-ol (9.25%), trans-verbenol (7.70%) and trans-(+)-carveol (6.77%) were found to be major components in S. kronenburgii. The distribution of the essential oil constituents was discussed in Salvia genus patterns.