Volatile oil composition of greek mountain tea (<i>Sideritis</i> spp.)

Abstract

Abstract The composition of the essential oils of two species of the genus Sideritis (Labiatae) was investigated by gas chromatography‐mass spectroscopy (g.c.‐m.s.). Ca 50 components were identified. The smell of the diluted oils closely resembled that of a beverage prepared from it in the Balkans, the so‐called ‘mountain tea'’.