Chemical composition of the leaf essential oil of Casimiroa edulis La Llave & Lex. (Rutaceae) from Monteverde, Costa Rica.
The leaf essential oil of Casimiroa edulis (Rutaceae), collected from Monteverde, Costa Rica, has been obtained by hydrodistillation and analyzed by GC-MS. The leaf oil was dominated by sesquiterpene hydrocarbons, predominately germacrene D (16-22%) and (E)-caryophyllene (16-17%), consistent with the traditional use of this plant as a sedative, sleep inducer and hypotensive.
Department of Chemistry, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, Alabama 35899, USA.
Sarah L
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Miller
William A
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Haber
William N
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Setzer
D032081:Casimiroa / Q000737:chemistry*; D003364:Costa Rica; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000032:analysis* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry*; D012717:Sesquiterpenes / Q000302:isolation & purification
D009822:Oils, Volatile; D012717:Sesquiterpenes