The Salvia desoleana Atzei and Picci is an endemic species of the Sardinia, perennial, evergreen, with
lignified epigeo stock. It is one camefita and, after a short period of rest, it emits, from gems in first 20-30 cm
of the stalk, coppers that shall flowering in spring-summer. The cultivated plants persist for numerous years.
The parts of the plant used for the extraction of essential oils are the inflorescenze and leaves, time of
collection on July. To the plant, the following propriety have been ascripted: antipiretyc, antispasmodic,
astringent, hypertensive, stimulating and tonic; coleretic property; peripheral analgesic activity, antiinflammatory
activity, antimicrobic property and some depressing effects on the centraI nervous system. It
has been demonstrated that it induces apoptosys.
It has been performed a study of approach to the adaptability to the cultivation in vitro of the species, in order
to carry out the propagation of a high number of plants. The substrates use you in the experimentation were
base on basal salts and vitamins of Murashige and Skoog. Lengthening of the buds in cultivation has been
taken pIace on an substrates. Formation of callus to the base of the explants has been observed in NAA and
6BA; multiplication on substrates containing NAA and 6BA or IBA. The observed factor of multiplication is
of 2-3 new buds for bud in cultivation in the first month, increased to 20 in the second month. It has been
induced formation of roots in the buds in cultivation on containing substrate IAA
