University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna Composition of the essential oil from Salvia verticillata L. collected in Eastern Austria Salvia verticillata (Lamiaceae) is a small herb from the dry grassland in Southern Europe and Western Asia. Inflorescences had about 0.2 % essential oil, leaves 0.1 % and stems less than 0.01%. The essential oils were composed mainly of sesquiterpene hydrocarbons. On average, in all three plant parts the following compounds were identified in decreasing order: germacrene D > (E)-beta-caryophyllene > bicyclogermacrene > alpha-humulene > spathulenol > beta-bourbonene. In inflorescences, germacrene D, (E)-beta-caryophyllene and bicyclogermacrene occurred in nearly equal amounts, while in leaves germacrene D accounted often for more than 50% of the essential oil. en TEXT journal article Wissenschaftlicher Artikel Articolo di rivista Text journal article Text Wissenschaftlicher Artikel Testo Articolo di rivista Aerial Parts Wild Volatiles Trichomes Area 2025 2025 Remigius Chizzola Taylor & Francis