Clary sage oil is obtained by steam distillation of flowering tops and foliage of Salvia sclarea L. (Lamiaceae). It is a pale yellow to yellow liquid with a fresh herbaceous odor and a wine-like bouquet. d2020 0.890–0.908; n20D 1.4560-1.4660; α20D ?10 ° to ?26 °; ester value: 180–235 corresponding to an ester content of 63–82% calculated as linalyl acetate; solubility: 1 vol in max. 3 vol 80% ethanol; content by GC: 56–78% linalyl acetate and 6.5–24% linalool. In addition to linalyl acetate, the oil contains linalool and other terpene alcohols, as well as their acetates. When the volatile components are evaporated, a distinct ambergris note develops, which is attributed to oxidative degradation products of sclareol. Clary sage is mainly grown in Eastern Europe (Ukraine,Moldova), France, the United States, and China. By far, the main part of the crop is used to prepare clary sage extract (concrete) by solvent extraction.Theconcrete is almost exclusively used to isolate its main constituent, the diterpene sclareol.