Essential Oil Details
Essential Name
: Ravensara aromatica essential oil
Plant Name
: Clove nutmeg
Plant Variety Name
: NA
Plant Tissue Name
: Leaf
Introduction
The essential oil of R. aromatica is used as a fragrance material in the perfumery industry, and as an antiseptic, anti-viral, antibacterial, expectorant, anti-infective in natural and folk medicine.
Reference
1. Ramanoelina, Panja AR, Jean Roger E. Rasoarahona, and Emile M. Gaydou. "Chemical composition of Ravensara aromatica Sonn. leaf essential oils from Madagascar." Journal of Essential Oil Research 18.2 (2006): 215-217.
2. Halpern, Georges M., Weverka, Peter The Healing Trail: Essential Oils of Madagascar, Basic Health Publications Inc., Laguna Beach CA, 2003, pp. 54.
Major Compound Details
| Serial No. | Compound Name | Compound Percentage(%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Limonene | 18.9 |
Minor Compound Details
| Serial No. | Compound Name | Compound Percentage(%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Methyl Eugenol | 5.2 |
| 2 | Linalool | 4.7 |
| 3 | Sabinene | 3.9 |
| 4 | 1,8-Cineole | 2.5 |
| 5 | Methyl Chavicol | 0.1 |
| 6 | Alpha-Terpineol | Trace |
| 7 | Citronellal | 0.1 |
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