The chemical composition of the essential oils of Salvia africana L., Salvia elegans Vahl, Salvia greggii A. Gray, Salvia mellifera Green and Salvia munzii Epling, cultivated in Eboli (Salerno, Southern Italy), was studied by means of GC and GC-MS analyses. In all, 88 compounds were identified, 54 for S. africana, accounting for 95.4% of the total oil, 55 for S. elegans (92.9%), 50 for S. gregg...

Ukraine has favourable natural conditions for the cultivation of medicinal and aromatic plants, but there is a lack scientific knowledge practical guidelines their cultivation. Clary sage valuable prospective crop South deserves special attention. This study aimed to investigate theoretical mechanisms clary productivity formation on irrigated lands Southern Ukraine. The experimental basis data ...

The genus Salvia L. has more than 900 species distributed throughout the globe. 21 are growing in Ukraine. All of this have essential oils. officinalis and sclarea been used culture widely medical practice. chemical composition other sage possibility their use pharmaceutical practice almost not studied. Taking into account results chemotaxonomic studies flora Ukraine, prevalence prospects for i...

Phytotherapy for the correction of excess body weight is widely used. However, a comprehensive study herbal preparations on organism model animals has been carried out only few plant species. Supplementing diet rats with closely related sage species (Salvia officinalis L. and S. sclarea L.) against background high-fat hypercaloric triggered multidirectional changes in their metabolism. The addi...