THE ESSENTIAL OILS OF FOUR ENDEMIC SALVIA SPECIES IN TURKEY: S. DIVARICATA, S. ERIOPHORA, S. LONGIPEDICELLATA AND S. PILIFERA

Authors

  • M. Kurkcuoglu
  • A. Duran
  • K. Hüsnü C. Baser

Abstract

Salvia (Labiatae) is represented in Turkey by 94 taxa belonging to 89 species with 50 % endemism (1, 2). Water distilled essential oils from the aerial parts of four endemic species of Salvia from Turkey were analysed by GC and GC/MS. oil yield (%) and main components (%) were as follows: Salvia divaricata 0.87 1,8-cineole (34.4), linalyl acetate (10.3), Salvia eriophora 0.80 caryophyllene oxide (13.7), heptacosane (8.9), Salvia longipedicellata trace alpha-caryophyllene (47.9), alpha-humulene (11.5), Salvia pilifera 0.18 alpha-pinene (9.4), myrcene (5.3), ar-curcumene (5.1) References: 1. Hedge, I.C., 1982, Salvia, Flora of Turkey and East Aegean Islands; Univ. Press: Edinburgh, P.H. Davis (Ed.), Vol.7, 400-461. 2. Ba?er, K.H.C. 2002. Aromatic Biodiversity Among the Flowering plant taxa of Turkey, Pure Appl.Chem., 74 (4):527-545.

Author Biography

M. Kurkcuoglu

Anadolu University, Turkey, mkurkcuo@anadolu.edu.tr

Published

2009-05-04

How to Cite

Kurkcuoglu, M., Duran, A., & Baser, K. H. C. (2009). THE ESSENTIAL OILS OF FOUR ENDEMIC SALVIA SPECIES IN TURKEY: S. DIVARICATA, S. ERIOPHORA, S. LONGIPEDICELLATA AND S. PILIFERA. African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines, 6, 486. Retrieved from https://journals.athmsi.org/index.php/ajtcam/article/view/944

Issue

ABSTRACTS OF THE WORLD CONGRESS ON MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS, CAPE TOWN NOVEMBER 2008

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Conference Abstracts

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