2006•Journal of Essential Oil ResearchRequires access

Composition of the Camphor-rich Essential Oil ofOcimum basilicumL. Native to Northeast India

Jubilee Purkayastha, Subhan C. Nath

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The essential oil of the aerial parts of Ocimum basilicum (native to northeast India) obtained by hydrodistillation was analyzed by GC and GC/MS. Forty-four components, representing about 92% of the total oil, were identified. Camphor (42.1%), followed by limonene (7.6%) and β-selinene (5.6%), was the major component of the oil.

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Key concepts: Ocimum, Camphor, Basilicum, Essential oil, Limonene, Composition (language), Traditional medicine, Botany