Abstract. Inula viscosa (L.) Aiton is found in SouthernEuropeandusedinfolkmedicineinthe Mediterraneanarea.Theauthorsinvestigatedthe chemicalcompositionofessentialoilsofthisher- baceousperennialplantfromfourdifferentareasin Apulia.
(L.)Aiton(TribeInulae, Asteraceae) is a herbaceous perennial plant, widespread in Southern Europe (BALL,1976).