The Composition of the Essential Oil of<i>Teucrium stocksianum</i>from the United Arab Emirates

Abstract

Abstract The hydrodistilled essential oil obtained by steam distillation of the aerial parts of Teucrium stocksianum Boiss., collected in the United Arab Emirates, was analyzed by GC and GC/MS. Forty-one components were identified, but the major compounds were α-cadinol (12.0–14.6%) and δ-cadinene (12.4–13.8%). Key Word Index: Teucrium stocksianum Labiateaeessential oil compositionα-cadinolδ-cadinene