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The Essential Oil of Salvia sclarea L. from Tajikistan

Farukh S. Sharopov and William N. Setzer

V. I. Nikitin Institute of Chemistry, Tajik Academy of Sciences, Ainy St. 299/2, Dushanbe, 734063, Tajikistan

Department of Chemistry, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL 35899, USA

Abstract: The essential oil from the aerial parts of Salvia sclarea L., growing wild in Tajikistan, were obtained by hydrodistillation and analyzed by gas chromatography – mass spectrometry. A total of 59 compounds were identified representing 94.2% of total oil composition. Major components of the essential oil were linalyl acetate (39.2%), linalool (12.5%), germacrene D (11.4%), α-terpineol (5.5%), geranyl acetate (3.5%), and (E)-caryophyllene (2.4%). The chemical composition, the large concentrations of linalool and linalyl acetate, and a cluster analysis based on principal components; of Tajik S. sclarea oil reveal it to be comparable to commercial S. sclarea oils.

Keywords: Salvia sclarea L.; essential oil composition; linalyl acetate; linalool; germacrene D.