Characterization of the Essential Oil of a Wild Italian Endemic Sage:Salvia officinalisL. var.angustifoliaTen. (Labiatae)
- 1 July 1995
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Essential Oil Research
- Vol. 7 (4) , 443-446
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1995.9698559
Abstract
The essential oil of an Italian wild type of sage classified as Salvia officinalis L. var. angustifolia Ten., was analyzed by GC/MS. Thirty-four components of the oil were identified, monoterpenes being the most abundant (about 70%). The oil, characterized by high content of α-thujone (39%) and considerable amounts of β-pinene, 1,8-cineole, β-caryophyllene and α-humulene showed a composition very similar to that of the commercially available Dalmatian sage oil confirming the ascribed sage classification.Keywords
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