COMPOSITION OF ESSENTIAL OIL OF ENDEMIC SALVIA WIEDEMANNII IN TURKEY

摘要

Salvia L. (Lamiaceae) is represented in Turkey by 94 taxa belonging to 89 species, with a 50% ratio of endemism [1]. They are known as "adacayi" in Turkey, where they grow and are consumed as a hot drink. The name Salvia comes from the Latin word for health (salvare or heal). In early times, many of these species were use as a tonic, stimulant,carminative, antiseptic, and antihydrotic, to flavor food and the in cosmetics, perfumes, and pharmaceutical industries [2]. More recently, the antioxidant effects of sage have also been demonstrated [3-5]. The plants of this genus are rich in essential oils, and among their constituents, 1,8-cineol and guaiane mono- and sesquiterpenes are very common [6].