ABSTRACT
Salvia sclarea, a member of Lamiaceae family, commonly called clary sage and is native to Southern Europe. S. sclarea is an ornamental and essential oil-bearing medicinal plant which is used in perfumery. In S. sclarea, essential oil contains several bioactive compounds like linalyl acetate, linalool, germacrene D, α-terpineol, geranyl acetate, (E)-caryophyllene. In roots of S. sclarea, several diterpenoids are found like ferruginol, salvipisone, sclareol, aethiopinone, 1-oxoaethiopinone. Essential oil of S. sclarea possesses several pharmaco-logical properties including antimicrobial, cytotoxic activity, anti-depressant, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic activity, insecticidal, antianxiety, antioxidant.
