cassia leaf oil
References
In 1989, Variyar and Bandyopadhayay used retention time data of authentic compounds on a packed GC column to determine the composition of bark and twig oils of Cinnamomum zeylanicum of Kerala (India) origin. The compounds characterized in these oils can be seen in Table VIII.
Using GC (retention indices) Bouzid et al. (1997) analyzed an oil of cinnamon bark. The compounds identified were as follows:
In 1997, Jayaprakasha et al. analyzed two oils of the fruit of C. zeylanicum by GC and GC/MS. Although the oils were produced from fruit harvested in two different locations in India, Karnataka and Kerala, the oil compositions were similar as can be seen from the following analytical results:
G. K. Jayaprakasha, L. Jaganmohan Rao and K. K. Sakariah, Chemical composition of the folatile oil from the fruits of Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume. Flav. Fragr. J., 12, 331-333 (1997)
The seasonal variation in the composition of cinnamon leaf oil produced from leaves harvested at different times of the year was studied by Kaul et al. (1996). They found that oil produced from leaves harvested either in the summer or in the winter possessed comparable chemical compositions, whereas an oil produced from leaves harvested in the rainy season had a reduced level of eugenol and an increased level of eugenyl acetate (Table VIII).
P. N. Kaul, A. K. Battacharya and B. R. Rajeswara Rae, Seasonal variation in the composition of the essential oil of cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume) leaves. Indian Perfum., 40(2), 36-38 (1996).
In 1989, Variyar and Bandyopadhayay used retention time data of authentic compounds on a packed GC column to determine the composition of bark and twig oils of Cinnamomum zeylanicum of Kerala (India) origin. The compounds characterized in these oils can be seen in Table VIII.
Using GC (retention indices) Bouzid et al. (1997) analyzed an oil of cinnamon bark. The compounds identified were as follows:
In 1991, Tucker et al. analyzed the chemical composition of two commercial samples of the leaf oil of Pimenta racemosa (Miller) J. Moore var. racemosa using both GC and GC/MS. The components that were identified were as follows:
A. Tucker, M. J. Macirarello, R. P. Adams, L. R. Landrum and T. A. Zanoni, Volatile leaf oils of Caribbean Myrtaceae 1. Three varieties of Pimenta racemosa (Miller) J. Moore of the Dominican Republic and the commerciai bay oil. J. Essent. Oil Res., 3, 323-329 (1991).
Top 20 Components
All Components (239)
| # | Component | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | bicyclogermacrene | 3.000% | |
| 29 | delta-cadinene | 0.300% | |
| 4 | camphene | 0.100% | |
| 18 | camphor | 0.100% | |
| 7 | delta-3-carene | 1.800% | |
| 39 | carvacrol | 0.100% | |
| 20 | beta-caryophyllene | 6.200% | |
| 33 | caryophyllene oxide | 1.000% | |
| 12 | 1,8-cineole | 9.700% | |
| 34 | (E)-cinnamaldehyde | 0.200% | |
| 28 | (Z)-cinnamaldehyde | 0.900% | |
| 38 | (E)-cinnamyl acetate | 0.400% | |
| 32 | para-cymen-8-ol | 0.300% | |
| 16 | para-cymene | 17.600% | |
| 3 | alpha-fenchene | 0.300% | |
| 30 | geranyl acetate | 0.300% | |
| 26 | germacrene D | 1.800% | |
| 36 | guaiol | 0.400% | |
| 22 | alpha-humulene | 0.200% | |
| 11 | limonene | 1.800% | |
| 19 | linalool | 3.300% | |
| 31 | para-mentha-1(7),5-dien-2-ol | 0.200% | |
| 9 | myrcene | 2.600% | |
| 35 | (E)-nerolidol | 0.400% | |
| 15 | (E)-beta-ocimene | 1.100% | |
| 13 | (Z)-beta-ocimene | 0.200% | |
| 8 | alpha-phellandrene | 23.400% | |
| 1 | alpha-pinene | 4.800% | |
| 5 | beta-pinene | 1.200% | |
| 6 | sabinene | 1.000% | |
| 23 | salicylaldehyde | 0.200% | |
| 37 | spathulenol | 1.400% | |
| 21 | terpinen-4-ol | 0.700% | |
| 10 | alpha-terpinene | 0.300% | |
| 14 | gamma-terpinene | 0.500% | |
| 25 | alpha-terpineol | 2.100% | |
| 17 | terpinolene | 0.300% | |
| 2 | alpha-thujene | 1.900% | |
| 24 | viridiflorene | 0.400% | |
| 1 | benzaldehyde | 0.540% | |
| 20 | benzyl benzoate | 1.820% | |
| 3 | camphene | 1.580% | |
| 10 | camphor | 2.600% | |
| 6 | delta-3-carene | 2.900% | |
| 16 | beta-caryophyllene | 6.240% | |
| 12 | (E)-cinnamaldehyde | 46.520% | |
| 15 | (E)-cinnamyl acetate | 2.640% | |
| 14 | alpha-copaene | 1.400% | |
| 7 | para-cymene | 4.180% | |
| 13 | eugenol | 3.630% | |
| 18 | eugenyl acetate | 0.300% | |
| 17 | alpha-humulene | 0.850% | |
| 9 | linalool | 2.980% | |
| 19 | ortho-methoxycinnamaldehyde | 0.790% | |
| 4 | myrcene | 0.070% | |
| 8 | beta-phellandrene + limonene | 9.160% | |
| 2 | alpha-pinene | 3.470% | |
| 5 | beta-pinene | 1.020% | |
| 11 | alpha-terpineol | 0.070% | |
| 5 | beta-caryophyllene | 0.900% | |
| 3 | 1,8-cineole | 0.260% | |
| 8 | (E)-cinnamaldehyde | 82.110% | |
| 10 | (E)-cinnamyl acetate | 0.950% | |
| 9 | (E)-cinnamyl alcohol | 7.690% | |
| 11 | coumarin | 0.410% | |
| 12 | eugenol | 0.760% | |
| 7 | alpha-humulene | 0.280% | |
| 2 | limonene | 0.180% | |
| 4 | linalool | 2.480% | |
| 1 | alpha-pinene | 0.180% | |
| 6 | terpinen-4-ol | 0.800% | |
| 11 | benzaldehyde | trace-0.05 | |
| 25 | benzyl benzoate | 0.40-1.00 | |
| 2 | camphene | 0.04-0.05 | |
| 4 | delta-3-carene | 0.01-0.02 | |
| 19 | caryophyllene | trace-0.12 | |
| 13 | beta-caryophyllene | 1.00-2.00 | |
| 20 | (E)-cinnamaldehyde | 72.00-82.15 | |
| 17 | (Z)-cinnamaldehyde | 0.12-0.98 | |
| 21 | (E)-cinnamyl acetate | 3.24-3.65 | |
| 23 | (E)-cinnamyl alcohol | 0.50-0.60 | |
| 10 | alpha-copaene | 0.04-0.05 | |
| 9 | para-cymene | 0.25-0.35 | |
| 22 | eugenol | 1.07-13.30 | |
| 14 | alpha-humulene | 0.20-0.62 | |
| 7 | limonene | 0.09-0.10 | |
| 12 | linalool | 0.70-1.06 | |
| 5 | para-menthene | 0.060% | |
| 18 | ortho-methoxybenzaldehyde | 0.09-0.15 | |
| 24 | ortho-methoxycinnamaldehyde | 0.30-0.80 | |
| 6 | myrcene | 0.07-0.08 | |
| 8 | beta-phellandrene | 0.40-0.64 | |
| 16 | phenyl propionaldehyde | 0.10-0.70 | |
| 1 | alpha-pinene | 0.04-0.07 | |
| 3 | beta-pinene | 0.02-0.03 | |
| 15 | alpha-terpineol + borneol | 0.35-0.62 | |
| 32 | benzyl benzoate | 2.7-2.8 | |
| 8 | borneol | 0.3-0.4 | |
| 21 | delta-cadinene | 2.3-3.0 | |
| 20 | gamma-cadinene | 1.2-1.6 | |
| 31 | alpha-cadinol | 1.0-1.5 | |
| 30 | T-cadinol | 2.7-3.4 | |
| 15 | beta-caryophyllene | 9.2-13.7 | |
| 24 | caryophyllene oxide | 0.9-1.1 | |
| 10 | (E)-cinnamaldehyde | 0.6-4.3 | |
| 7 | (Z)-cinnamaldehyde | 0.2-0.3 | |
| 16 | (E)-cinnamyl acetate | 42.4-54.2 | |
| 11 | (E)-cinnamyl alcohol | 2.0-2.2 | |
| 14 | alpha-copaene | 1.8-3.1 | |
| 29 | cubenol | 0.5-0.8 | |
| 27 | 10-epi-gamma-eudesmol | 0.4-0.5 | |
| 12 | eugenol | 0.2-0.3 | |
| 19 | germacrene B | 1.7-2.0 | |
| 18 | germacrene D | 0.7-0.8 | |
| 26 | germacrene D-4-ol | 0.300% | |
| 25 | globulol | 0.5-0.6 | |
| 22 | beta-guaiene | 0.400% | |
| 17 | alpha-humulene | 2.8-3.1 | |
| 34 | methyl oleate | 0.0-0.3 | |
| 33 | methyl palmitate | 0.0-0.3 | |
| 28 | alpha-muurolol | 0.300% | |
| 3 | myrcene | 0.0-0.2 | |
| 23 | nerolidol | 0.2-0.4 | |
| 6 | (E)-beta-ocimene | 0.2-0.5 | |
| 4 | alpha-phellandrene | 0.1-0.7 | |
| 5 | beta-phellandrene | 0.4-1.6 | |
| 13 | 3-phenyl propyl acetate | 2.9-4.3 | |
| 1 | alpha-pinene | 0.1-1.6 | |
| 2 | beta-pinene | 0.1-0.6 | |
| 9 | alpha-terpineol | 0.300% | |
| 22 | benzyl benzoate | 0.430% | |
| 20 | delta-cadinene | 0.060% | |
| 3 | camphene | 0.120% | |
| 17 | beta-caryophyllene | 0.480% | |
| 21 | caryophyllene oxide | 0.260% | |
| 13 | (E)-cinnamaldehyde | 0.170% | |
| 16 | (E)-cinnamyl acetate | 0.190% | |
| 9 | citronellal | 0.070% | |
| 6 | para-cymene | 0.360% | |
| 15 | beta-elemene | 0.340% | |
| 14 | eugenol | 93.940% | |
| 19 | eugenyl acetate | 1.070% | |
| 18 | alpha-humulene | 0.120% | |
| 7 | limonene + 1,8-cineole | 0.310% | |
| 8 | linalool | 0.860% | |
| 5 | alpha-phellandrene | 0.230% | |
| 2 | alpha-pinene | 0.330% | |
| 4 | beta-pinene | 0.160% | |
| 12 | piperitone | 0.070% | |
| 10 | terpinen-4-ol | 0.090% | |
| 11 | alpha-terpineol | 0.100% | |
| 1 | alpha-thujene | 0.030% | |
| 5 | beta-caryophyllene | 0.730% | |
| 3 | 1,8-cineole | 0.640% | |
| 8 | (E)-cinnamaldehyde | 76.070% | |
| 10 | (E)-cinnamyl acetate | 0.430% | |
| 9 | (E)-cinnamyl alcohol | 9.550% | |
| 11 | coumarin | 0.320% | |
| 12 | eugenol | 4.030% | |
| 7 | alpha-humulene | 0.190% | |
| 2 | limonene | 0.140% | |
| 4 | linalool | 3.050% | |
| 1 | alpha-pinene | 0.210% | |
| 6 | terpinen-4-ol | 0.500% | |
| 1 | benzaldehyde | 0.540% | |
| 20 | benzyl benzoate | 1.820% | |
| 3 | camphene | 1.580% | |
| 10 | camphor | 2.600% | |
| 6 | delta-3-carene | 2.900% | |
| 16 | beta-caryophyllene | 6.240% | |
| 12 | (E)-cinnamaldehyde | 46.520% | |
| 15 | (E)-cinnamyl acetate | 2.640% | |
| 14 | alpha-copaene | 1.400% | |
| 7 | para-cymene | 4.180% | |
| 13 | eugenol | 3.630% | |
| 18 | eugenyl acetate | 0.300% | |
| 17 | alpha-humulene | 0.850% | |
| 9 | linalool | 2.980% | |
| 19 | ortho-methoxycinnamaldehyde | 0.790% | |
| 4 | myrcene | 0.070% | |
| 8 | beta-phellandrene + limonene | 9.160% | |
| 2 | alpha-pinene | 3.470% | |
| 5 | beta-pinene | 1.020% | |
| 11 | alpha-terpineol | 0.070% | |
| 37 | alpha-amorphene | 0.00-0.39 | |
| 38 | aromadendrene | 0.00-0.09 | |
| 40 | allo-aromadendrene | 0.00-0.28 | |
| 41 | beta-cadinene | 0.00-<0.01 | |
| 49 | delta-cadinene | 0.28-1.03 | |
| 47 | gamma-cadinene | 0.05-0.15 | |
| 55 | alpha-cadinol | 0.00-0.30 | |
| 53 | gamma-cadinol | 0.00-<0.01 | |
| 48 | (Z)-calamenene | <0.01-0.07 | |
| 3 | camphene | 0.00-0.14 | |
| 21 | camphor | 0.00-<0.01 | |
| 36 | beta-caryophyllene | 0.64-7.24 | |
| 42 | beta-chamigrene | 0.00-0.17 | |
| 26 | chavicol | <0.01-15.51 | |
| 14 | 1,8-cineole | 1.38-1.39 | |
| 27 | (E)-cinnamaldehyde | 0.00-0.11 | |
| 32 | alpha-copaene | 0.32-0.41 | |
| 30 | alpha-cubebene | 0.00-<0.01 | |
| 23 | para-cymen-8-ol | 0.00-<0.01 | |
| 19 | para-cymene | <0.01-0.97 | |
| 12 | alpha-para-dimethyl styrene | 0.00-0.30 | |
| 33 | beta-elemene | 0.00-0.20 | |
| 31 | eugenol | 44.41-68.93 | |
| 50 | eugenyl acetate | 0.00-0.51 | |
| 46 | alpha-farnesene | 0.00-0.59 | |
| 29 | geranial | 0.00-0.22 | |
| 28 | geraniol | 0.00-0.12 | |
| 52 | globulol | 0.00-0.36 | |
| 35 | alpha-gurjunene | 0.00-0.13 | |
| 39 | alpha-humulene | 0.15-1.31 | |
| 13 | limonene | 2.07-3.90 | |
| 20 | linalool | 0.13-3.63 | |
| 25 | methyl chavicol | 0.03-0.05 | |
| 34 | methyl eugenol | 0-11.88 | |
| 45 | alpha-muurolene | 0.00-0.05 | |
| 54 | gamma-muurolol | 0.00-<0.01 | |
| 8 | myrcene | 0.10-16.17 | |
| 16 | (E)-beta-ocimene | 0.08-1.42 | |
| 15 | (Z)-beta-ocimene | 0.08-0.10 | |
| 9 | 3-octanol | 0.00-0.84 | |
| 7 | 3-octanone | 0.00-1.10 | |
| 5 | 1-octen-3-ol | 0.00-1.74 | |
| 10 | alpha-phellandrene | 0.07-0.45 | |
| 2 | alpha-pinene | 0.46-0.47 | |
| 6 | beta-pinene | 0.00-0.09 | |
| 4 | sabinene | 0.00-<0.1 | |
| 44 | alpha-selinene | 0.00-0.63 | |
| 43 | beta-selinene | 0.00-0.33 | |
| 51 | spathulenol | 0.00-0.12 | |
| 22 | terpinen-4-ol | 0.05-0.90 | |
| 11 | alpha-terpinene | 0.02-0.19 | |
| 17 | gamma-terpinene | <0.01-0.16 | |
| 24 | alpha-terpineol | 0.14-0.52 | |
| 18 | terpinolene | 0.09-0.24 | |
| 1 | alpha-thujene | 0.0-<0.1 |