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'''Ravensara aromatica''' (sometimes called 'clove nutmeg') is a member of the Lauraceae (laurel) family, and originates in Madagascar. The name ''ravensara'' is a latinization of the Malagasy word ''ravintsara''^[1]. Other Malagasy names include ''havozo'', ''hazomanitra'' and ''tavolomanitra''. The leaves and twigs of ''R. aromatica'' have a mildly camphorous aroma similar to eucalyptus. The essential oil of ''R. aromatica'' is used as a fragrance material in the perfumery industry, and as an antiseptic, anti-viral, antibacterial, expectorant, anti-infective in natural and folk medicine.

Contents

Essential oil

Reference

Essential oil

Primary aroma components are:

★ limonene 19.38%

★ sabinene 11.40%

★ methyl chavicol 7.94%

★ α-pinene 5.55%

★ linalool 5.26%

★ methyl eugenol 5.00%

★ germacrene d 4.76%

★ terpinen-4-ol 4.00%

★ e-caryophyllene 3.54%

★ δ-3-carene 3.52%

★ myrcene 3.43%

★ α-terpinene 2.98%

★ β-pinene 2.91%

★ γ-terpinene 2.15%

★ α-phellandrene 1.99%

★ camphene 1.33%

★ (z)-β-ocimene 1.30%

★ α-thujene 1.13%

★ 1,8-cineole 1.08%

★ para-cymene 0.97%

★ α-humulene 0.79%

★ α-copaene 0.69%

★ β-elemene 0.63%

★ δ-cadinene 0.60%

★ terpinolene 0.56%

★ δ-elemene 0.55%

★ α-cubebene 0.47%

★ α-terpineol 0.38%

★ α-guaiene 0.37%

★ bornyl acetate 0.36%

★ elemol 0.34%

★ elemicin 0.23%

★ γ-muurolene 0.22%

★ borneol 0.21%

★ bicyclogermacrene 0.20%

★ γ-cadinene 0.19%

★ (e)-β-ocimene 0.19%

★ β-cubebene 0.16%

★ eugenol 0.12%

★ α-muurolene 0.11%

★ δ-amorphene 0.10%

★ α-eudesmol 0.10%

★ cis-para-menth-2-en-1-ol 0.10%

★ ortho-cymene 0.09%

★ β-selinene 0.09%

★ β-bourbonene 0.08%

★ trans-cadina-1,4-diene 0.08%

★ trans-para-menth-2-en-1-ol 0.08%

★ cis-sabinene hydrate 0.08%

★ trans-sabinene hydrate 0.08%

★ caryophyllene oxide 0.07%

★ β-copaene 0.07%

★ germacrene b 0.07%

★ cis-muurola-3,5-diene 0.07%

★ trans-cadina-1(6),4-diene 0.06%

★ γ-eudesmol 0.06%

★ β-eudesmol 0.05%

★ guaiol 0.05%

Reference

1. Halpern, Georges M., Weverka, Peter ''The Healing Trail: Essential Oils of Madagascar'', Basic Health Publications Inc., Laguna Beach CA, 2003, pp. 54.