Volatile Constituents of Teucrium stocksianum Boiss. Fruits from South of Iran.

The essential oil contents in the fruits of the native speciesTeucrium stocksianumgrowing wild in south of Iran were found to be 0.6 % (v/w) based on the fresh weight. The oil was analyzed by GC and GC-MS. Thirty six constituents, representing 90.0 % of the oil were identified. The major components of theT. stocksianumfruits oil were characterized as α-cadinol (37.6 %), α-pinene (9.7 %) and caryophyllene oxide (4.9 %). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]