Composition and antimicrobial activity of the essential oil of Salvia ringens

Planta Med. 2001 Feb;67(1):81-3. doi: 10.1055/s-2001-10627.

Abstract

The essential oils of Salvia ringens (samples A and B), were analyzed by means of GC and GC/MS. From the seventy-five identified constituents representing 99.82 and 99.86% of the oils, 1,8-cineole and alpha-pinene were the major components. Furthermore, sample B exhibited a very interesting antimicrobial profile after it was tested against six gram (+/-) bacteria and three pathogenic fungi.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Anti-Infective Agents / chemistry*
  • Anti-Infective Agents / pharmacology*
  • Candida / drug effects
  • Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
  • Gram-Negative Bacteria / drug effects
  • Magnoliopsida / chemistry*
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Oils, Volatile / chemistry*
  • Oils, Volatile / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Oils, Volatile