Chemical Composition of the Essential Oil of <i>Lavandula angustifolia</i> Cultivated in Poland

Abstract

Abstract The composition of the essential oil obtained from dried flowers of Lavandula angustifolia, cultivated in Poland was analyzed by GC, GC-MS and NIR. Seventy-eight compounds have been identified in the essential oil. The major constituents of the oil were linalool (30.6 %), linalyl acetate (14.2 %), geraniol (5.3 %), β-caryophyllene (4.7 %), lavandulyl acetate (4.4 %).