Essential oil composition from the aerial parts of Ajuga orientalis L. growing in Turkey

Abstract

The essential oil obtained from the aerial parts of Ajuga orientalis L. (Lamiaceae) was analyzed by using GC and GC-MS. Thirty compounds representing 95.4 % of the oil were identified. The main compounds were phytol (36.7 %), n-hexadecanoic acid (14.2 %) and dodecanoic acid (12.2 %).