The genus Salvia is represented in Turkey by 95 species, of which 48 are endemic. Salvia ceratophylla L. was collected from Kayseri, Elazig and Adiyaman in Turkey. The volatile components obtained from three samples by using microdistillation were analyzed by GC and GC/MS systems simultaneously. 30, 35 and 27 components of S. ceratophylla from Kayseri, Elazig and Adiyaman were indentified representing 94.5%, 95.5% and 92.0% of the samples, respectively. The major components of the Kayseri sample were α-pinene (27.0%), β-pinene (16.3%) and β-caryophyllene (10.6%). The major components of the Elazig sample were α-pinene (24.6%) and β-pinene (10.3%). The major components of the Adiyaman sample were α-pinene (23.7%), 1,8-cineole (8.9%) and borneol (7.0%). Pinenes were observed as main constituents in all samples.
Keywords: Salvia ceratophylla, Microdistillation, Pinene, GC/MS.