Composition of the Leaf Essential Oil ofCinnamomum verum(Lauraceae) from Fiji Islands

Abstract The leaf essential oils of Cinnamomum verum of the family Lauraceae of Fijian origin have been analyzed by GC and GC-MS. This paper reports the characterization of thirty one components of the Fijian C. verum leaf essential oil, of which eugenol (86.02 %), (E)-caryophyllene (5.70 %) and linalool (2.30 %) were the major constituents. From the Indian C. verum leaf essential oils, only nine components were previously reported. Keywords: Fijian Cinnamomum verum leaf essential oilsLauraceaeeugenol(E)-caryophyllenelinaloolGC and GC-MS