Essential Oils from Dalmatian Sage (Salvia officinalis L.): Variations among Individuals, Plant Parts, Seasons, and Sites

The factors affecting oil yield and quality of essential oils from Dalmatian sage (Salvia officinalis L.) are analyzed. Distillations of oils from individual plants and GC analyses revealed the presence of three chemotypes with different proportions of α- and β-thujone (α/β 10:1, 1.5:1, and 1:10). D...

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Published in:	Journal of agricultural and food chemistry Vol. 47; no. 5; pp. 2048 - 2054
Main Authors:	Perry, Nigel B, Anderson, Rosemary E, Brennan, Nerida J, Douglas, Malcolm H, Heaney, Anna J, McGimpsey, Jennifer A, Smallfield, Bruce M
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC American Chemical Society 01-05-1999
Subjects:	Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions Aroma and flavouring agent industries Biological and medical sciences Chemical constitution Economic plant physiology Food industries Food toxicology Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Geography Lamiaceae - chemistry Magnoliopsida - chemistry New Zealand Oils, Volatile - analysis Plant Structures - chemistry Seasons Biochemical analysis Flavoring agent Essential oil plant Harvesting date Food additive Experimental study Plant part Labiatae Seasonal variation Dicotyledones Salvia officinalis Angiospermae Interindividual comparison Poison Pinene Spermatophyta Chemical composition Essential oil Yield Thujone Comparative study Geographical variation
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Summary:	The factors affecting oil yield and quality of essential oils from Dalmatian sage (Salvia officinalis L.) are analyzed. Distillations of oils from individual plants and GC analyses revealed the presence of three chemotypes with different proportions of α- and β-thujone (α/β 10:1, 1.5:1, and 1:10). Different accessions could also be classified as having high (39−44%), medium (22−28%), or low (9%) total thujone contents. Flowering parts of S. officinalis had higher oil contents (1.6 versus 1.1%) and β-pinene levels (27 versus 10%) than leaves and lower thujone levels (16 versus 31%). Major seasonal changes were found in the composition of oil distilled from a flowering type of Dalmatian sage, but oil yields from healthy, established plants did not vary greatly. Total thujone levels were lowest (25%) around flowering in spring and summer, so autumn or winter was the best harvest time to obtain oils with high thujone levels. Keywords: Dalmatian sage; Salvia officinalis; essential oil; variation; thujones
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ISSN:	0021-8561 1520-5118
DOI:	10.1021/jf981170m