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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.

Biological Activity Details

Serial No.Biological Activity Name
1 Anti-fungal

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.

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 Pinocarveol 1.9
5 P-Cymene 1.7
6 Limonene 1.7
7 Allo-Aromadendrene 1.9
8 Terpinen-4-Ol 1.1
9 Spathulenol 0.5
10 Cyclosativene 0.7
11 Sabinene 0.8
12 Caryophyllene Oxide 0.4
13 Pinocarvone 0.9
14 Carvone 0.3
15 Campholenicaldehyde 0.8
16 Myrtenol 0.4
17 Myrtenal 0.5
18 Borneol 0.8
19 Beta-Pinene 0.5
20 Beta-Phellandrene 0.4
21 Isoborneol 0.2
22 Alpha-Terpineol 0.5
23 Globulol 0.3
24 Alpha-Terpinene 0.1
25 Geranyl Acetate 0.3
26 Alpha-Gurjunene 0.3
27 Gamma-Terpinene 0.4
28 Alpha-Copaene 0.8
29 Verbenone 0.3
30 Gamma-Muurolene 0.4
31 Terpinolene 0.2
32 Gamma-Cadinene 0.4
33 D-Cadinene 0.8

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    Scientific Name: (8aR)-4,8a-dimethyl-6-propan-2-yl-2,3,5,8-tetrahydro-1H-naphthalene
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