Abstract :
The genus Satureja is belong to family Lamiaceae and presents fourteen aromatic species in Iran which eight of them are endemic. Their essential oils include different amounts of active substances such as carvacrol and thymol. The subject of this review is comparison of the main essential oil components of different species of Satureja grown under different conditions in Iran such as S. hortensis, S. bachtiarica, S. khuzistanica, S. mutica, S. rechingeri, S. sahendica S. S. spicigera, S. atropatana, S. isophylla, S. edmondi and S. kallarica. Main components of the essential oils could be markedly influenced by the genotype, environment and method of oil isolation.
