Essential oil compositions and antimicrobial activity of Salvia species

Abstract

The essential oil compositions of aerial parts of Salvia macroclamys, S. verticillata ssp. amasiaca, S. virgata, S. multicaulis, S. firigida, S. microstegia and S. kronenburgii were analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Their main constituents were found to bea-pinene,b-pinene, 1,8-cineole, thymol, and caryophyllene oxide. Essential oil of S. multicaulis, S. kronenburgii, S. verticillata and the pure compoundsa-pinene,b-pinene, 1,8-cineole, linalool oxide and caryophyllene oxide were tested against E. coli, S. aureus, K. pneumonia, and the yeast C.albicans.