Essential oil in Phlomis tuberosa

Phlomis tuberosa L. (Lamiaceae) is a flowering perennial plant, native to Eurasia, and sparsely distributed in Bulgaria. The species has been proved accumulate flavonoids, iridoids, phenolic glycosides, as well essential oil. To now, there no information on the chemical content of Bulgarian oil from plant. aim was study composition oils, obtained species. Four different samples were studied – oils produced leaves herbs, collected fields, parts, harvested mountainous location. It found that β -copaene major both parts Popitza. In addition, other constituent leaf Kladnitza tau -muurolol. oil, species, higher altitude had phytol main component. sesquiterpenoid suggests this plant substance appropriate for medicinal use, due pharmacological properties these compounds.