Oils were produced from the aerial parts (leaves, stems and flowers) of Salvia officinalis cultivated in two culture sites in Tunisia. The herbage was hydrodistillated and the resulting oils were analyzed by GC-FID and GC/MS. The composition of the oils obtained from the two culture sites reveals that they were quite similar, although some quantitative differences were found. The main components present in great quantity in the two phases (aqueous and organic) were the eucalyptol (1,8-cineole) and the α-thujone, while β-thujone was present as a minor component. The antioxidant properties of the organic phase were investigated using the 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhdrazyl (DPPH) scavenging assay. The results showed that the oil obtained from the Tunisian site of Djebel possessed strong antioxidant properties.
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