Chemical Composition of the Essential Oil of Cultivated Summer Savory (Satureja hortensis L. cv. Saturn)

ABSTRACT The essential oil of cultivated summer savory (Satureja hortensis L. cv. Saturn) was analyzed by GC and GC/MS. More than twenty-five components were identified with the major ones being γ-terpinene (40.9%) and carvacrol (39.3%).