Chemical Composition of Essential Oil of the Aerial Parts of Lepechinia salviae (Lindl.) Epl. from Northern Chile / Junio 2019 / Angel Contreras, Cristian Cerda, Gina Leonelli, Judith Venegas, Marlene Piñones, Ramiro Díaz, Ricardo Tighe, Susana Alfaro

Lepechinia salviae (Lindl.) Epling is an endemic species from northern Chile, where it is important medicinal plant. Essential oil from the aerial parts of L. salviae was extracted using hydro-distillation and analyzed using Gas Chromatography linked to a MS detector and a FID detector. Total thirty-four components (99.3 %) were identified; oxygenated sesquiterpenes τ-cadinol (12.84 %), ledol (10.19 %), illudol (10.02 %) and δ-cadinol (8.52 %) were the main constituents found. This study contributes to the knowledge of L. salviae whose essential oil had not been studied yet.