Table 3. Chemical compositions of essential oils derived from the Lauraceae family leaves

RI1) Compound name Cinnamomum camphora Cinnamomum cassia Cinnamomum japonicum Lindera obtusiloba Machilus japonica Neolitsea aciculata Neolitsea sericea
926 α-Pinene 0.40 2.22 4.06 5.73 4.11 0.07 2.95
938 Camphene 0.51 0.58 0.70 5.14 3.67 tr2) 0.03
966 Sabinene tr - 2.65 - 0.04 0.10 24.91
971 β-Pinene 0.14 1.00 1.61 4.79 1.02 0.04 4.53
980 β-Myrcene 0.18 - 9.04 1.05 1.03 0.21 2.22
1001 α-Phellandrene 0.04 - 11.75 0.72 11.57 0.21 0.11
1030 trans-β-Ocimene tr 0.30 1.57 1.56 2.57 12.06 1.12
1038 cis-β-Ocimene tr - 1.16 - 3.58 13.80 37.94
1039 D-Limonene 0.33 0.51 1.96 10.27 0.65 0.03 1.44
1042 1,8-Cineole 0.03 3.17 23.90 0.10 0.10 0.23 0.77
1105 Linalool 0.01 26.91 6.28 - 0.15 0.93 0.43
1153 Camphor 89.09 - 0.54 2.67 tr 0.01 0.01
1179 Borneol 0.51 0.33 0.02 3.52 0.03 tr tr
1189 Terpinen-4-ol 0.18 0.41 2.65 0.15 0.02 0.03 6.13
1195 α-Terpineol 0.50 1.04 5.02 1.18 0.13 0.03 0.45
1244 (Z)-Citral tr 8.46 0.22 - tr tr tr
1256 Geraniol tr 6.12 0.26 - tr tr 0.01
1273 (E)-Citral tr 10.69 tr - tr tr tr
1286 Bornyl acetate tr 1.04 0.07 5.69 3.58 tr 0.03
1380 Geranyl acetate tr 7.62 0.06 - 0.06 0.08 0.40
1397 β-Elemene 0.09 - 0.26 1.72 1.22 10.94 0.84
1433 β-Caryophyllene 0.70 0.75 1.57 3.43 1.28 7.38 1.12
1449 Cinnamyl acetate - 5.27 - - - - -
1495 Germacrene D 0.01 - 0.34 0.38 0.09 9.45 0.58
1499 α-Zingiberene - 3.51 - - - - -
1508 α-Muurolene tr - 0.12 - 4.18 0.61 0.06
1510 γ-Elemene 1.08 - 0.20 2.65 1.34 6.74 2.36
1532 δ-Cadinene 0.04 0.67 0.54 1.93 13.85 0.03 0.30
1544 Elemol 0.11 - 1.37 - tr 11.46 0.05
1566 Hedycaryol - - - 6.79 - - -
1619 Viridiflorol 0.33 - 0.69 0.43 3.46 0.39 0.74
1653 δ-Cadinol 0.14 - 0.26 - 4.58 0.42 0.14
1665 τ-Cadinol 0.15 - 0.38 2.04 7.23 1.06 0.18
1668 τ-Muurolol 0.46 - 1.80 1.82 9.52 6.18 0.49
1680 α-Cadinol 0.18 - 0.52 4.27 7.23 1.14 0.22
1683 β-Eudesmol 0.13 - 0.64 10.03 0.24 2.96 0.03
Unknown compound 0.92 8.98 2.50 9.04 4.51 1.43 0.13
Retention indice (RI): Kovats retention index was experimentally determined using a Tr-5MS column.
tr (=trace) < 0.01%.