The Volatile Constituents of Stachys recta L. and Stachys balansae L. from Turkey

The volatile constituents of the aerial parts of Stachys recta L. and Stachys balansae L. have been examined by GC, GC–MS, 1H‐NMR and 13C‐NMR. The oil of S. recta contains, as main components, oct‐1‐en‐3‐ol (33.8%), linalol (13.0%) and β‐pinene (7.5%). The oil of S. balansae has β‐caryophyllene (24.3%), β‐pinene (24.1%) and α‐pinene (16.0%) as main components. This study allowed the identification of 37 components in the oil of Stachys recta and 29 components in the oil of S. balansae. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.