abstract an oil obtained from the dried leaves of lavandula stoechas l. in 0.77% yield was analyzed by capillary gc and gc/ms. fenchone (68.2%) and camphor (11.2%) were the main components of the 28 identifed molecules. this oil has been tested for antimicrobial activity against six bacteria, and two fungi. the results showed that this oil was active against all of the tested strains; staphylococcus aureus was the more sensitive strain.