Chemical Composition of the Leaf Oils of Myristica malabarica Lam. and Gymnacranthera canarica (King) Warb.

Abstract Essential oils from the leaves of Myristica malabarica and Gymnacranthera canarica (Myristicaceae) were isolated by hydrodistillation and analyzed by GC/FID and GC/MS. Seventy-six constituents (98.5%) with β-caryophyllene (27.3%), α-humulene (13.8%) and α-copaene (11.5%) as major components were identifed from the leaf oil of M. malabarica. Also, seventy-six constituents (98.1%) with β-caryophyllene (23.4%), linalool (13.4%) and α-humulene (11.3%) as major constituents were identified from the leaf oil of G. canarica. Sesquiterpene hydrocarbons constituted 77.3% in M. malabarica leaf oil and 58.1% in G. canarica leaf oil.