THE ESSENTIAL OILS COMPOSITION OF PHLOMIS HERBAVENTI L. LEAVES AND FLOWERS OF IRANIAN ORIGIN

The composition of the essential oils obtained from the dried leaves and flowers of Phlomis herba-venti L. (Labiatae) was analysed by GC and GC–MS. The major constituents of the leaf essential oil were germacrene D (33.9%), hexadecanoic acid (12.9%) and α-pinene (9.4%). The major constituents of the flower essential oil were hexadecanoic acid (33.1%), 6,10,14-trimethylpentadecan-2-one (16.2%), 3-methyltetradecane (6.7%) and germacrene D (6.7%). Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.