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In the course of our investigations of new sources of higher plant lipids, seed fatty acid compositions and the tocochromanol contents of Salvia bracteata, S. euphratica var. euphratica, S. aucherii var. canascens, S. cryptantha, S. staminea, S. limbata, S. virgata, S. hypargeia, S. halophylla, S. syriaca and S. cilicica were investigated using GLC and HPLC systems. Some of the species are endemic to Turkey. All the Salvia sp. showed the same pattern of fatty acids. Linoleic, linolenic and oleic acid were found as the abundant components. Tocochromanol derivatives of the seed oil showed differences between Salvia species. γ-Tocopherol was the abundant component in most of the seed oils except of S. cilicica. The total tocopherol contents of the seed oils were determined to be more than the total of tocotrienols.

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Eleven species of the Boraginaceae family collected in Turkey were analyzed with respect to the amount of γ‐linolenic acid as well as fatty acid composition. γ‐Linolenic acid was found in all species, except for Heliotropium lasiocarpum Fisch. & Mey. and Heliotropium dolosum De Not. Seed oil content ranged from 1.5% in H. lasiocarpum to 22.0% in Anchusa leptophylla ssp. leptophylla. The content of γ‐linolenic acid ranged from 1.7% of total fatty acids in Paracaryum racemosum (Schreber) Britten var. racemosum to 13.7% in A. leptophylla Roemer & Shultes ssp. leptophylla. According to data from our study, A. leptophylla ssp. leptophylla (13.7%), Anchusa azurea Miller var. azurea (11.9%) and Echium plantagineum L. (12.2%) might be considered as new sources of γ‐linolenic acid.

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According to our findings, owing to its antioxidant and cytotoxic potential, EtAc extract might include anticancer agents for acute promyelocytic leukemia.