Planta Med 2016; 82 - PC1
DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1578703

Chemical Composition Of The Essential Oil Of Salvia Ceratophylla L. From Jordan

MS Abu-Darwish 1, 2, M Wang 2, F Zulfiqar 2, Z Ali 2, IA Khan 2
  • 1Departments of Basic and Applied Sciences, Al-Balqa Applied University, 71911, Jordan
  • 2National Center for Natural Products Research, School of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi, MS 38677, USA

Salvia ceratophylla L. is one of the aromatic medicinal plants belonging to the family Lamiaceae. The aerial parts of S. ceratophylla are used in Jordanian folk medicine for the treatment of microbial infections, cancer, malaria, inflammation and to disinfect homes after sickness [1]. The chemical composition of S. ceratophylla from Jordan has never been studied. Thus, the aim of this work was to evaluate for the first time the volatile constituents of S. ceratophylla, collected from Dana biosphere reserve-Jordan. The shadow dried aerial parts of S. ceratophylla were hydro-distilled to produce oil in the yield of 0.34%. The oil was analyzed by GC/MS chromatography. One hundred sixteen components were identified, representing > 99.0% of the oil, where linalool was the major compound, representing 61.51%.

Acknowledgements: Thanks go to the Al-Balqa Applied University for supporting the sabbatical year of the corresponding author. Support for this research stay from the Binational Fulbright Commission and Jordanian-American Commission for Educational Exchange is gratefully acknowledged.

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