Constituents of the essential oil of <i>Sideritis cretica</i> boiss

Abstract

Abstract The essential oil constituents of Sideritis cretica Boiss have been investigated by gas chromatography‐mass spectrometry. Over 30 compounds were identified or partially identified in the oil which was obtained by steam distillation. The compounds reported in this work are: limonene, β‐phellandrene, γ‐terpinene, p ‐cymene, hexanol, nonanal, 1‐octen‐3‐ol, a‐copaene, linalool, octanol, 1‐terpinen‐4‐ol, caryophyllene, pulegone, β‐farnesene, terpineole, borneol, carvone, naphthalene, zingiberene, trimethyl‐dihydro‐naphthalene, β‐cadinene, ar‐curcumene, anethol, damascenone, calamene, colacorene, hexenyl benzoate, γ‐decalactone, drimenol, thymol, carvacrol, diterpenes, diethyl phthalate and benzyl benzoate.