Constituents of the Essential Oil of Salvia sclarea Growing Wild in Greece

Author: Souleles Chr.   Argyriadou N.  

Publisher: Informa Healthcare

ISSN: 1388-0209

Source: Pharmaceutical Biology (Formerly International Journal of Pharmacognosy), Vol.35, Iss.3, 1997-07, pp. : 218-220

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Abstract

The analysis of the volatile components in the essential oil of Salvia sclarea L. (Labiatae) by GC and GC-MS demonstrated the presence of at least 72 compounds. They correspond to 97.2% of the oil. The major compounds were linalool, linalyl acetate, terpineol, neryl acetate, geraniol, geranyl acetate, nerol, and sclareol.