Essential oil of Salvia officinalis L. from Serbia and Montenegro

The content and composition of essential oil in the leaves and flowers of 11 populations of Salvia officinalis L. native in Montenegro (nine populations) and Serbia (two populations) have been studied. The yield of oils was generally higher in the leaves than the flowers. The Serbian populations pro...

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Published in:Flavour and fragrance journal 2002-03, Vol.17 (2), p.119-126
Main Authors: Couladis, Maria, Tzakou, Olga, Mimica-Dukić, Neda, Jančić, Radiša, Stojanović, Danilo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
1,8-Cineole
a-Humulene
Applied sciences
Biological and medical sciences
borneol
bornyl acetate
camphor
Chemical industry and chemicals
essential oil composition
Essential oils, perfumes
Exact sciences and technology
General pharmacology
manool
Medical sciences
monoterpenes
Pharmacognosy. Homeopathy. Health food
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
sage populations
Salvia officinalis
Salvia officinalis L
sesquiterpenes
thujone
thujones
viridiflorol
Washing products. Cosmetics and toiletries. Perfumes
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Summary:The content and composition of essential oil in the leaves and flowers of 11 populations of Salvia officinalis L. native in Montenegro (nine populations) and Serbia (two populations) have been studied. The yield of oils was generally higher in the leaves than the flowers. The Serbian populations proved to be the richest in leaf oil (average content 1.66%). Montenegro speciments showed significant interpopulation variation and the yields averaged 1.41% for the leaves and 1.13% for the flowers. The main compounds in the leaves were oxygenated monoterpenes: α‐thujone (15.79 ± 4.9%), β‐thujone (3.49 ± 1.21%), 1.8‐cineol (12.09 ± 3.5%), camphor (11.49 ± 7.69%), borneol (4.17 ± 2.23%) and bornyl acetate (2.19 ± 1.22%). Among the dominant sesquiterpenes were: α‐humulene (7.70 ± 3.12%), viridiflorol (13.19 ± 5.17%) and manool (7.67 ± 2.98%). In the flowers, percentages of α‐thujone and camphor were significantly lower than in the leaves and averaged 9.97 ± 1.49% and 5.82 ± 5.6%, respectively, whereas the ratios of borneol (6.35 ± 2.47%) and sesquiterpenes, particularly manool (13.48 ± 3.56%), were higher. Great variation was found in the proportions of the major compounds between the populations examined. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
ISSN:0882-5734
1099-1026
DOI:10.1002/ffj.1065