Abstract Salvia sclarea L. essential oil samples collected from three different climatic regions viz., Kashmir, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh in India have been analyzed by capillary GC, enantio-GC and GC/MS. Linalool (23.6%), α-terpineol (3.8%), linalyl acetate (51.2%), β-caryophyllene (3.2%), germacrene D (1.3%) and sclareol (1.3%) were recorded in the oil S. sclarea cultivated in Lucknow UP while the Kashmir oil sample possessed the highest percentage of linalyl acetate (60.8%) and lowest linalool (14.5%) along with α-terpineol (1.8%), geranyl acetate (2.2%), β-caryophyllene (1.9%), germacrene D (2.6%) and sclareol (1.3%) as the other minor constituents. In contrast, the oil of S. sclarea from Purara in Uttarakhand showed highest percentage of linalool (29.8%), α-terpineol (5.3%) and sclareol (2.3%) and the lowest linalyl acetate (45.7%) among all the three samples. Further, high enantiomeric ratios ranged 76.8â79.5% for 3R-(-)-linalool and 78.8â99% for (-)-sclareol were determined on BETA DEX 110 capillary column. Key Word Index: Salvia sclarea Lamiaceaeessential oil compositionlinalyl acetatelinaloolenantiomeric distribution