Chemical composition of essential oil from the aerial parts of Salvia spinosa L. collected from Isfahan

摘要

Background & Aim Salvia spinosa L. is a perennial shrub and aromatic plant belongs to the family Lamiaceae. S. spinosa grows wild in some districts of Iran. The aim of this study was to identify of the chemical components of S. spinosa in Isfahan climatic conditions. Experimental The aerial parts of the plants were collected from Isfahan province in 2014. The essential oil was extracted by a Clevenger approach and analyzed using GC/MS. Results In total, 21 compounds were identified in the essential oil from the aerial parts of S. spinosa. Results indicated that the major components in the oil of ??S. spinosa were ?±-terpinolene (32.73%), ?2-ocimene (30.92%), ?2-patchoulene (12.78%), ?2-bourbonene (4.26%), and 1,8-cineol (2.88%). Recommended applications/industries There is only little report on the essential oil composition of S. spinosa from Isfahan, Iran, that S.spinosa can use in traditional medicines for activity antimicrobial.??.