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Essential oil composition of Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume leaves from Little Andaman, India
Author(s) -
Raina V. K.,
Srivastava S. K.,
Aggarwal K. K.,
Ramesh S.,
Kumar Sushil
Publication year - 2001
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/ffj.1016
Subject(s) - cinnamomum zeylanicum , eugenol , linalool , chemistry , cinnamomum , essential oil , composition (language) , traditional medicine , chemical composition , methyl eugenol , lauraceae , botany , food science , organic chemistry , cassia , biology , pest analysis , medicine , linguistics , philosophy , alternative medicine , traditional chinese medicine , pathology , tephritidae
The leaf oil of Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume grown in Little Andaman was analysed by GC and GC–MS. Forty‐seven constituents, representing 99.96% of the oil, were identified. The main constituents of the oil were eugenol (76.60%), linalool (8.5%) and piperitone (3.31%). The composition of the oil is comparable to cinnamon leaf oil produced in Bangalore and Hyderabad (south India) in terms of eugenol and linalool contents. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.