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Essential Oil Details

Essential Name
: Cistus ladanifer essential oil
Plant Name
: Gum rockrose
Plant Variety Name
: NA
Plant Tissue Name
: Whole plant

Introduction

It is a popular ornamental plant, grown for its strongly resin-scented foliage and conspicuous flowers. Its leaves yield a fragrant oleoresin known as labdanum, used in perfumes, especially as a fixative.

Reference

1. Mariotti, J. P., et al. "Composition of the essential oil of Cistus ladaniferus L. cultivated in Corsica (France)." Flavour and fragrance journal 12.3 (1997): 147-151.

2. Barros, Lillian, et al. "Antifungal activity and detailed chemical characterization of Cistus ladanifer phenolic extracts." Industrial Crops and Products 41 (2013): 41-45.

Major Compound Details

Serial No.Compound Name Compound Percentage(%)
1 Alpha-Pinene 39.0

Minor Compound Details

Serial No.Compound Name Compound Percentage(%)
1 Bornyl Acetate 3.1
2 Ledol 3.3
3 Camphene 2.1
4 P-Cymene 1.7
5 Limonene 1.7
6 Allo-Aromadendrene 1.9
7 Terpinen-4-Ol 1.1
8 Pinocarveol 1.9
9 Myrtenol 0.4
10 Myrtenal 0.5
11 Borneol 0.8
12 Beta-Pinene 0.5
13 Beta-Phellandrene 0.4
14 Isoborneol 0.2
15 Alpha-Terpineol 0.5
16 Globulol 0.3
17 Alpha-Terpinene 0.1
18 Geranyl Acetate 0.3
19 Alpha-Gurjunene 0.3
20 Gamma-Terpinene 0.4
21 Alpha-Copaene 0.8
22 Verbenone 0.3
23 Gamma-Muurolene 0.4
24 Terpinolene 0.2
25 Gamma-Cadinene 0.4
26 D-Cadinene 0.8
27 Spathulenol 0.5
28 Cyclosativene 0.7
29 Sabinene 0.8
30 Caryophyllene Oxide 0.4
31 Pinocarvone 0.9
32 Carvone 0.3
33 Campholenicaldehyde 0.8

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