Plant name Chemical composition
Allspice eugenol, methyl eugenol, cineol phellandrene, caryophyllene
Aniseeds anisaldehyde, anethole, methylchavicol, limonene
Basil linalool, camphor, pinene, eugenol, methylchavicol
Bay leaf eugenol, chavicol, myrcene, cineol, methyleugenol
Bergamot limonene, linalyl acetate, linalooll, °-terpinene, bergaptene
Black pepper eugenol, safrole, thujane, farnesene, ®-pinene, ¯-pinene, sabinene, limonene, ¯-
caryophyllene, camphene
Chamomile angelic acid, methacrylic acid, butyric acid, tiglic acid, azulene
Camphor cineol, camphor, borneol, camphene, menthol, ®-pinene, ¯-pinene, d-limonene
Cinnamon eugenol, cinnamaldehyde, ¯-caryophyllene, linalool, methylchavicol
Cloves eugenol, furfurol, caryophyllene, eugenylacetate, ®-pinene, ¯-pinene
Eucalyptus camphene, citronellal, fenchone, phellandrene, cineol
Geranium geraniol, citronellol, citronellyl formate, linalool, myrtenol, terpineol, citral,
menthone, sabinene
Ginger borneol, citral, cineol, zingiberene, camphene, limonene, phellandrene, ¯-
bisabolene
Jasmine nerol, terpineol, linalyl acetate, methyl anthranilate, jasmone, farnesol
Lavender borneol, geraniol, linalool, lavandulylacetate, linalyl acetate, cineol
Lemon d-limonene, citronellal, phellandrene, citral, citroptene
Lemongrass citral, farnesol, nerol, citronellal, myrcene
Neroli ®-pinene, limonene, linalyl acetate, linalool, nerolidol, nerol, geraniol, citral
Orange d-limonene, linalool, terpineol, ¯-carotene
Peppermint menthol, menthyl acetate, carvone, menthone, carvacrol, d-limonene
Rose citronellol, geraniol, nerol, farnesol, eugenol
Rosewood geraniol, linalool, nerol, cineol, terpineol, d-limonene
Sandalwood santalol, furfurol, santalene
Thymes linalool, carvacrol, thymol, borneol, caryophyllene, terpinene
Tea tree terpinene-4-ol, cymene, ®-pinene, terpinene, cineol
Ylang ylang geraniol, linalool, eugenol, safrole, farnesol, ®-pinene, ¯-pinene
Table 2-1-2: Common chemical composition of plant essential oils.