Abstract Static headspace/SPME volatiles from flowers and roots of the two Polygala species were analyzed by GC/MS. Methyl salicylate (89.1% and 97.8%) was found as the main volatile constituent in both roots of the P. paniculata and P. cyparissias, respectively. However, in the flowers of the P. paniculata and P. cyparissias, bornyl acetate (26.0% and 19.2%) and 1,8-cineol (13.0% and 7.2%) were found as the main compounds in the headspace/SPME, respectively. Key Word Index: Polygala cyparissias Polygala paniculata Polygalaceaeheadspace volatiles