THE ESSENTIAL OIL COMPONENTS OF MUSA SAGE (Salvia tigrina Hedge & Hub.-Mor.)

There are more than 100 species of Salvia genus distributed in the flora of Turkey, and 58 of them are endemic. 24 Salvia species are distributed in Hatay flora and 5 of them are endemic. Salvia tigrina Hedge & Hub.-Mor., named Musa Sage, because it is found in the Musa mountain in Hatay, is a species that attracts attention with its red-spotted flowers on yellow. In the study, which was the first study on the essential oil of Musa sage (S. tigrina Hedge & Hub.-Mor.), the essential oil components of leaf samples of plants collected from Musa Mountain were determined. Plant samples were dried and then hydrodistilled with neo-clevenger aparatus. Since the plant contained essential oil very low levels, hexane was used as solvent in the obtaining essential oil. As a result of the GCMS analysis 38 different compounds (98,64%) were analyzed in the essential oil of Musa sage (S. tigrina Hedge & Hub.-Mor.). The main compound of species was characterized by a high content of alpha-humulene (C15H24) with 17.52%, followed by 2,5,9-Trimethylcycloundeca-4,8-dienone (C14H22O), alpha-cadinol with 6,68% and alpha-cedrene with 5,92% respectively.