The Leaf and Female Cone Oils of<i>Juniperus oxycedrus</i>L. ssp.<i>oxycedrus</i>and<i>J. oxycedrus</i>ssp.<i>macrocarpa</i>(Sibth. et Sm.) Ball. from Abruzzo

Abstract

Abstract The composition of the essential oils of the leaves and female cones of Juniperus oxycedrus L. ssp. macrocarpa (Sibth. & Sm.) Ball. and J. oxycedrus L. ssp. oxycedrus were compared. The oils were isolated by water distillation and analyzed by GC/MS. More than 60 components were identified in the oils with α-pinene being found as a major component in all oils. In the leaf and cone oils of J. oxycedrus ssp. macrocarpa it ranged from 33.8–81.3% and 50.3–85.1%, respectively. The main components in the cone oil of J. oxycedrus ssp. oxycedrus were α-pinene (31.6%) and myrcene (40.4%), whereas the leaf oil contained α-pinene (26.3%) and limonene (30.0%) as major components.