Free radical scavenging activities and essential oil analysis of salvia cedronella boiss. and S. fruticosa mill.

Abstract

The present study was designed to examine the in vitro free radical scavenging activities of the methanol extracts and essential oil analysis of Salvia cedronella (endemic) and Salvia fruticosa from Turkey. Free radical scavenging activity of methanolic extracts were employed by 2,2’-diphenyl-l-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH). The essential oil of S. cedronella and S. fruticosa were analysed by GC-MS. Totally, 27 components were detected in both hydrodistilled oils, the major components of essential oil of S. cedronella were camphor, ?-thujone and ?-pinene, whereas those of S. fruticosa were 1,8-cineole (eucalyptol), ?-thujone and caryophyllene oxide. © 2010 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.