Variations in Essential Oil Main Components of Native Grown Salvia aramiensis Rech fil. Genotypes Depending on Years

The essential oils and components of sage, which is mostly consumed as a tea and spice plant, have different uses in the field of medicine and cosmetics. The high camphor and thujone contained in many sage species limit the use of the plant as tea and spice in the food sector due to its toxic and carcinogenic effects. In such cases, which directly concern human health, new species and varieties containing low camphor and thujone should be introduced to the market, and the consumer should be provided with safe food. Studies in the Salvia aramiensis species revealed that the camphor rate in this plant is very low and there is no thujone. Antakya sage (Salvia aramiensis Rech. fil.,), which is only found in the flora of Hatay in Türkiye, is important for the herbal tea market due to its chemical content. For this reason, this study was carried out in seventy-nine genotypes growing naturally in different locations for two consecutive years, in order to reveal the variation of essential oil compositions of S. aramiensis genotypes. In general terms, it was determined that the ratio of essential oil components of genotypes did not change much over the years. In the study, first- and second-year cineole averages of the genotypes were found as 44.40% and 45.69%, camphor averages 12.74% and 12.58%, β-pinene averages 4.70% and 5.07%, borneol averages 6.53% and 6.22%, respectively.