Abstract The water-distilled essential oil produced from the aerial parts of Salvia eremophila Boiss., endemic in Iran, was analyzed by GC/MS. Twenty-eight compounds were identified representing 96.0% of the total components detected with Î±-pinene (24.3%), bornyl acetate (18.9%), camphene (16.0%) and borneol (14.3%) as the major constituents.