Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of the Essential Oil from Flowers of Eryngium triquetrum (Apiaceae) Collected Wild in Sicily.

The chemical composition of the essential oil from flowers of Eringiun triquetrum Vahl. collected in Sicily was evaluated by GC and GC-MS. The main components were pulegone (50.6%), piperitenone (30.5%) and menthone (7.0%). Comparison of this oil with other studied oils of Eringium species is dis6ussed. The oil showed good antibacterial and antifungal activities against some microorganisms that infest historical art works.