Abstract
The nonsaponifiable fraction of three members of the Labiatae family yielded β-sitosterol. This sterol was accompanied by oleanolic acid and ursolic acid II in Ocimum basilicum , and ursolic acid in Satureia hortensis and Hyssopus officinalis. The diterpene sclareol in Salvia sclarea was accompanied by ursolic acid II and oleanolic acid. Carum carvi and Foeniculum vulgare yielded no acidic triterpenes or identifiable sterols in the nonsaponifiable fraction. The presence of sterols is not precluded, however, in the latter two plants, especially F. vulgare. It is believed that more thorough investigation of this plant family may reveal interesting relationships between sterol, diterpene, and triterpene.
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