Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

• M. Mirza
• Z. Baher Nik
• Z. Jamzad

Research Institut of Forests & Rangelands, PoBox: 13185-116, Tehran-Iran

Abstract

The genus of salvia represents 58 species in Iran, 17 of which are endemic. One of the more distributed species is Salvia MirzayaniiRech. f. & Esfand. Essential oils isolated by hydro-distillation from the aerial parts of Salvia Mirzayanii, in flowering stage (April-2002) from Khash, were analyzed by GC/MS. Twenty-eight components were identified that approximately constituent more than 99.1 % of the oil. The main constituents of the essential oil werelinalool 19%, linalyl acetate (12.9%), 1,8-cineol (12.1%), terpinenyl acetate (11.5%) as  the major constituents respectively.

Keywords

• Salvia mirzayanii
• essential oil
• linalool
• linalyl acetate
• 1
• 8-cineol
• terpinyl acetate