The essential oils of the leaves and branches "of Cinnamomum zeylanicum, collected at Manaus, state of Amazonas, were obtained by hydrodistillation and analyzed by GC-MS. Twenty-three components were identified, of which eugenol, was the major (60%). Thirty-six components were identified in the branch oil, among them the monoterpenes alpha-pinene (9.9 %), beta-pinene (3.5 %), alpha phellandrene (9.2 %), p-cymene (6.2%), limonene (7.9%), linalool (10.6%) were the most abundant, followed by the sesquiterpenes alpha-copaene (3.3%), (beta)-caryophyllene (6.7%), caryophyllene oxide (3.1%) and the allybenzenes (E)-cinnamaldehyde (7.8%), (E)-cinnamyl acetate (9.7%).
Cinnamomum zeylanicum; canela-da-índia; essential oil composition