The morphological and chemical investigation of some medical and aromatic plants in Pertek (Tunceli) region

In this study, four species belonging to Apiaceae (Malabia dasyantha and Lisaea strigosa) and Lamiaceae family (Salvia candidissima subsp. candidissima and Salvia aethiopis) naturally grown in Pertek (the village of Tunceli) were examined by chemical and morphological means. Morphological and morphometric characters of these species were determined and essential oil composition of this species were analysed. The essential oils of this plant species aerial parts were hydrodistilled and essential oil yields were determined individually. The aerial parts of these plants and seeds of Malabaila dasyantha were exposed to water distilation by using clavenger apparatus and their essential oils are obtained. The qualitive and quantitive composition of these essential oils were determined by using GC and GC-MS (gas chromatography – mass spectrophometry) systems. The morphological characters determined of these species are compared with each other and the other studies results. The chemical results of volatile oils and literature were compared and discussed by means of natural products and chemotaxonomy.