Chemical constituents of the essential oil of Stachys lavandulifolia vahl from Iran

The essential oil of Stachys lavandulifolia Vahl [Lamiaceae] was isolated by hydrodistillation of the aerial parts of the plant, with a yield of 0.25%. The chemical composition of volatile oil was analyzed by capillary GC and GC/ MS. The main components were germacrene-D [13.2%], beta-phellandrene [12.7%], beta-pinene [10.2%], myrcene [9.4%], alpha-pinene [8.4%] and Z-beta-ocimene [5.8%]