Composition of the essential oils from the flowers and leaves of Salvia sclarea L. (Lamiaceae) cultivated in Slovak Republic

The chemical composition of the essential oils obtained from the flowers and leaves of Salvia sclarea L. (Lamiaceae) cultivated in Slovak Republic have been studied by GC and GUMS methods, which resulted in the identification of 34 and 23 components, respectively. The major constituents in the flower oil were linalool (18.9%), linalyl acetate (13.7%), sclareol (15.7%), alpha-terpineol (6.5%), germacrene D (5.0%) and geranyl acetate (4.3%), while the major components in the leaf oil were germacrene D (28.8%), bicyclogermacrene (12.5%), spathulenol (10.1%), caryophyllene oxide (6.2%) and alpha-copaene (6.0%).