The Essential Oil of the Leaves of<i>Murraya koenigii</i>Spreng.

Abstract

ABSTRACT The essential oil obtained by steam distillation of the leaves of Murraya koenigii Spreng. was analyzed by capillary GC and GC/MS. Sixty-two components constituting 96.9% of the oil were identified, with β-phellandrene (24.4%), α-pinene (17.5%), β-caryophyllene (7.3%) and terpinen-4-ol (6.1%) as the major constituents.