We compared two wild Salvia species found in Yugoslavia: S. aethiopis L. and S. verticillata L. Both oils contained beta-caryophyllene as main constituent (27.5% and 13.3%, respectively), but differed by the presence of germacrene D (10.9%) and caryophyllene oxide (6.4%) in the first, and gamma-muurolene (10,3%) and trans-chrysanthenol (6.1%) in the second.