Investigation of Nepalese Essential Oils. I. The Oil ofCinnamomum glaucescens(Sugandha Kokila)
- 1 March 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Essential Oil Research
- Vol. 4 (2) , 151-159
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1992.9698037
Abstract
The commercially available essential oil of Cinnamomum glaucescens (fam. Lauraceae) fruits, was investigated by various physico-chemical, chromatographic and spectroscopic methods. Both the total fruit (incl. seed) oil and the pericarp oil obtained by steam- and hydrodistillation of Nepalese fruits were examined. Major components of the total oil were 1,8-cineole (13%), methyl cinnamate (14%), α-terpineol (7%) and many mono- and sesquiterpene hydrocarbons. The pericarp oil consisted mainly of 1,8-cineole (56%) and α-terpineol (10%). Minor amounts of monoterpene hydrocarbons, other monoterpene alcohols and methyl cinnamate were also present.Keywords
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