Essential Oil Chemical Composition of<i>Anacardium occidentale</i>L. Leaves from Benin

Abstract

Abstract The essential oil from of Anacardium occidentale L. was obtained by steam distillation of fresh leaves with a yield less than 0.1%. Analysis made by GC and GC/MS identified 182 components. The main compounds were: β-phellandrene + limonene (17.5%), methyl chavicol (11.4%), germacrene B (8%), trans-α-bergamotene (7.9%), germacrene D (5.9%), β-copaene (5.9%), linalool (5.9%), α-cadinol (5.9%), β-caryophyllene (5%), 9-epi-(E)-caryophyllene (5%), β-phellandrene (4.9%), α-phellandrene (4.8%), hexadecanoic acid (4.7%), epi-α-cadinol (4.5%), β-bisabolene (4.4%), epi-α-muurolol (4.1%). Key Word Index: Anacardium occidentale Anacardiaceaeessential oil compositionβ-phellandrene + limonenemethyl chavicolβ-phellandreneα-phellandrenehexadecanoic acidepi-α-cadinolβ-bisaboleneepi-α-muurolol