Composition of the essential oil of the flowers of Phlomis fruticosa L. from Greece

Authors
Tsitsimi, E Loukis, A Verykokidou, E
Citation
E. Tsitsimi et al., Composition of the essential oil of the flowers of Phlomis fruticosa L. from Greece, J ESSEN OIL, 12(3), 2000, pp. 355-356
Citations number
2
Categorie Soggetti
Food Science/Nutrition
Journal title
JOURNAL OF ESSENTIAL OIL RESEARCH
ISSN journal
10412905 → ACNP
Volume
12
Issue
3
Year of publication
2000
Pages
355 - 356
Database
ISI
SICI code
1041-2905(200005/06)12:3<355:COTEOO>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
The flowers of Phlomis fruticosa L., Lamiaceae were collected in Kythnos is land, Aegean sea, Greece. The essential oil was obtained by hydrodistillati on of these flowers and was analyzed by GC/MS. Thirty seven components were identified representing 85.6% of the oil. The main components were germacr ene D (17.8%), gamma-bisabolene (12.6%), alpha-pinene (8.9%), beta-caryophy llene (8.7%).