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

Abstract

Background & Aim: <em>Salvia spinosa</em> L. is a perennial shrub and aromatic plant belongs to the family Lamiaceae. <em>S. spinosa</em> grows wild in some districts of Iran. The aim of this study was to identify of the chemical components of <em>S. spinosa</em> 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 <em>S. spinosa</em>. Results indicated that the major components in the oil of <em> S. spinosa</em> were α-terpinolene (32.73%), β-ocimene (30.92%), β-patchoulene (12.78%), β-bourbonene (4.26%), and 1,8-cineol (2.88%). Recommended applications/industries: There is only little report on the essential oil composition of <em>S. spinosa</em> from Isfahan, Iran, that <em>S.spinosa</em> can use in traditional medicines for activity antimicrobial.