Essential oil composition of Salvia verticillata, S. verbenaca, S. glutinosa and S. candidissima growing wild in Greece

The chemical composition of the essential oils of Salvia verticillata, S. verbenaca, S. glutinosa and S. candidissima, growing wild in Greece, were analysed by GC and GC–MS. Twenty‐eight components were characterized for S. verticillata, with β‐pinene (30.7%), p‐cymene (23.0%) and isopropyl ester of lauric acid (16.8%) as the dominating constituents; 19 components were identified for S. verbenaca, with β‐phellandrene (30.3%), (E)‐caryophyllene (16.1%) and methyl ester of 6‐octadecenoic acid (15.0%) as the major compounds; 23 constituents were determined for S. glutinosa, with butyl butyryl lactate (26.7%) as the most abundant component; and finally 36 constituents were identified for S. candidissima, with α‐pinene (11.2%) and 1,8‐cineole (9.89%) as the major compounds. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.