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Essential oil constituents of the spice Cinnamomum tamala (Ham.) Nees & Eberm.
Author(s) -
Ahmed Aftab,
Choudhary M. Iqbal,
Farooq Afgan,
Demirci Betül,
Demirci Fatih,
Can Başer K. Hüsnü
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
flavour and fragrance journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.393
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1099-1026
pISSN - 0882-5734
DOI - 10.1002/1099-1026(200011/12)15:6<388::aid-ffj928>3.0.co;2-f
Subject(s) - chemistry , lauraceae , linalool , essential oil , cinnamomum , traditional medicine , caryophyllene , chromatography , botany , cassia , medicine , alternative medicine , traditional chinese medicine , pathology , biology
Water‐distilled essential oil of Cinnamomum tamala (Ham.) Nees & Eberm. (Lauraceae) leaves was analysed by GC – MS. Sixty‐three compounds, representing 94.3% of the oil, were identified. β‐Caryophyllene (25.3%), linalool (13.4%) and caryophyllene oxide (10.3%) were the main constituents of the oil obtained in 0.03% yield. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.