The Leaf Essential Oil of<i>Juniperus recurva</i>Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don from India and Nepal Compared with<i>J. recurva</i>var.<i>squamata</i>(D. Don) Parl.

Abstract

Abstract The composition of the leaf oils of Juniperus recurva from India (Sikkim) and Nepal were analyzed and compared to the composition of J. recurva var. squamata from western India. The major components of J. recurva oil were α-pinene (0.5–6.9%), sabinene (0.4–13.4%), δ-3-carene (13.6–23.7%), limonene (0.2–18.4%), terpinen-4-ol (0.2–3.7%), γ-cadinene (0.4–3.9%), δ-cadiene (0.8–10.2%), elemol (3.9–5.1%), cubenol (0-3.7%), epi-α-cadinol (0.3–5.5%), epi-α-muurolol (0.5–5.5%), α-cadinol (0.8–13.1%) and 4-epi-abietal (trace-3.75%)