Changes in the Qualitative and Quantitative Composition of Essential Oils of Clary Sage and Roman Chamomile During Steam Distillation in Pilot Plant Scale

Abstract

Clary sage (Salvia sclarea L.) from the genus Salvia is a biennial or short-living herbaceous perennial plant. Its leaves are united to a basal rosette in the first year, 12 to 25 cm long and 7 to 15 cm wide, ovate, cordate at the base, obtuse and long-stemmed. All the leaves are reticulate-rugose and hairy on both sides. The flowers seem loose to fairly dense, often branched paniculate. They reach approximately 2 cm and the large heart-shaped bracts are long, tapering and purple in early stages, later greenish white. Blossom: June or July to August. The seeds are 2 to 3 mm long nuts. Its native regions are the northern Mediterranean