The genus Cinnamomum

Table 9.7 Oil content and major compounds from Cinnamomum camphora leaves of different chemotypes
Type of No. of trees Oil content Major compound
leaf oil analysed from leaves content in oil
Table 9.8 Analytical results of different organs from cultivated young trees
Types Organs Content (%)
Oil Camphor Linalool Cineol -Terpineol Safrole
Camphor oil Leaf 1.70 72.0 1.3 3.3 3.5 0.7
Root 1.86 33.6 1.2 10.1 4.6 38.3
Linalool type Leaf 2.05 0.7 80.2 4.8 2.1 0.8
Root 1.15 5.8 8.9 0.5 0.5 78.8
Cineol type Leaf 2.22 1.4 0.5 48.1 15.9 0.3
Root 1.52 12.2 2.1 10.6 5.5 60.7
Source: Wan-Yang et al., 1989.
Table 9.9 The compounds identified in the essential oil from Cinnamomum camphora leaves
Peak no. Compounds Content (%)
Max. Min. Max. Min.
Camphor type 47 3.29 1.16 97.49 54.84
Linalool type 65 2.91 0.96 92.09 58.88
Cineol type 25 3.00 1.51 52.21 32.62
Isonerolidol type 25 0.94 0.16 57.67 16.48
Borneol type 2 1.93 1.53 81.78 67.06
Source: Wan-Yang et al., 1989.
1 2 3 4 5
1 -Thujene 0.14 0.07 – 0.18
2 -Pinene 1.29 0.12 1.65 2.01 0.08
3 Camphene 1.55 – – 1.51 0.25
4 -Pinene 0.77 0.05 6.92 0.81 0.06
5 Sabinene 0.25 0.05 0.25 0.33 0.06
6 Myrcene 0.35 0.08 – 0.93 0.10
7 -Phellandrene 0.81 0.05 – 0.05 0.47
8 Limonene 0.03 0.01 – 1.62 0.17
9 1,8-cineole 1.73 0.21 50.00 1.63 0.92
10 Ocimene – 0.09 – 0.07 0.03
11 -Terpinene 0.19 0.30 – 0.16 0.04
12 p-Cymene 0.02 0.01 1.12 0.16 0.03
13 Terpinolene 0.03 0.02 0.03 0.08 0.05
14 Camphor 83.87 0.47 0.25 2.95 0.31
15 Linalool 0.53 90.57 2.02 0.92 2.31
16 -Copaene 0.45 0.11 0.23 0.72 0.14
17 Borneyl acetate 0.60 0.18 3.14 0.51 0.03
18 Carryophyllene 0.75 1.99 0.20 0.93 1.42
19 Terpen-4-ol 0.02 0.04 0.11 0.03 1.27