The genus Cinnamomum

-Humulene 1.30 0.57 0.12 1.40
-Cubebene – – – 1.08
-Farnesene – – – 1.58
-Gurjugene – – – 2.32
-Cadinene – – – 2.78
-Gurjugene – – – 0.70
-Narrolene – – –
-Cadinene & -Cadinene – – – 36.00
Cadin-1,4-diene – – – 1.59
-Cadinene – – – 2.84
Calamanene – – – 0.17
-Cadinene – – – 2.8
Bisabolol – – – 0.35
Unknown – – – 0.39
-Nerolidol – – – 0.84
-Cadinol – – – 1.12
Unknown – – – 0.61
Elemol – – – 0.13
Sesquiphellandrol – – – 0.30
Unknown – – – 1.8
Cadinol-T – – – 7.7
Muurolol-T – – – 1.05
Unknown – – – 4.34
Unknown – – – 1.79
Source: Paranagama, 1999.
Note
* New compounds isolated.
Table 3.6 Constituents of cinnamon fruit oil
Peak Component Retention Method of % Relative
no. time identification abundance
Carbowax 20 M
SPB – 1
1 -Pinene 3.6 5.5 GC 2.2
2 Unknown 4.1 – – 0.2
3 Camphene 4.2 5.7 GC/MS 0.3
4 -Pinene 5.1 6.7 GC/MS 1.6
5 Myrcene 6.6 7.4 GC/MS 0.4
6 -Terpinene 7.0 – GC tr
7 Limonene 7.6 8.8 GC/MS 1.0
8 1,8-Cineole 7.7 – GC tr
9 -Phellandrene 7.8 – GC tr
10 cis-Ocimene 9.0 – GC tr
11 -Terpinene 9.3 9.8 GC tr
12 trans-Ocimene 9.7 – GC tr
13 p-Cymene 10.3 8.4 GC/MS tr
14 Terpinolene 10.8 11.7 GC/MS 0.3
15 -Cubebene 20.1 – GC 0.2
16 -Ylangene 21.6 29.7 GC/MS 2.7
17 Benzaldehyde 23.5 – GC 0.5
18 Linalool 25.8 – GC/MS 0.1
19 -Caryophyllene 27.6 32.1 GC/MS 5.6
20 Fenchylalcohol 27.8 – GC/MS 0.4