Title: Composition of the volatile oil from the foliage and terminal branches of western Juniper
Abstract: The volatile oil obtained by steam distillation of the foliage and terminal branches of western juniper in 1.8 per cent yield was found to contain α‐pinene 10–12 per cent; a mixture of β‐phellandrene, dipentene, and p‐cymene 10 per cent; sabinene 4 per cent; terpinolene and α‐terpinene 3–5 per cent; terpinen‐4‐ol 6–8 per cent; d‐borneol, free and combined as borneol acetate, 22–25 per cent; cadinene 20–25 per cent; acetic acid, free and combined as borneol acetate, 4–5 per cent; phenols 1.0 per cent; traces of aldehydes; and residue and losses 16–18 per cent.
Publication Year: 1955
Publication Date: 1955-02-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref', 'pubmed']
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