Document Type : Research Paper
Author
Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands Medicinal Plants Department
Abstract
Teucrium polium is one of the native spices wich belong to The Labiate family. The acrial parts of this fragrant plants were collecteed from National Botaanical Garden of Iran in julay 1998 at itss full flawering stage. The essential oil was extracted by steam distillation method and analysed by GC/MS B-caryophyllene (29.6%), B-pinene (15.9%) and cis-B-farnesene (11%) were the major component in the essential oil.