CSIR CIMAP AROMA | Essential Oil Details

Essential Oil Details

Essential Name

: Cistus ladanifer essential oil

Plant Name

: Gum rockrose

Plant Variety Name

: NA

Plant Tissue Name

: Whole plant

Introduction

It is a popular ornamental plant, grown for its strongly resin-scented foliage and conspicuous flowers. Its leaves yield a fragrant oleoresin known as labdanum, used in perfumes, especially as a fixative.

Reference

1. Mariotti, J. P., et al. "Composition of the essential oil of Cistus ladaniferus L. cultivated in Corsica (France)." Flavour and fragrance journal 12.3 (1997): 147-151.

2. Barros, Lillian, et al. "Antifungal activity and detailed chemical characterization of Cistus ladanifer phenolic extracts." Industrial Crops and Products 41 (2013): 41-45.

Major Compound Details

Serial No.	Compound Name	Compound Percentage(%)
1	Alpha-Pinene	39.0

Minor Compound Details

Serial No.	Compound Name	Compound Percentage(%)
1	Bornyl Acetate	3.1
2	Ledol	3.3
3	Camphene	2.1
4	Limonene	1.7
5	P-Cymene	1.7
6	Allo-Aromadendrene	1.9
7	Pinocarveol	1.9
8	Terpinen-4-Ol	1.1
9	Campholenicaldehyde	0.8
10	Myrtenal	0.5
11	Carvone	0.3
12	Myrtenol	0.4
13	Caryophyllene Oxide	0.4
14	Cyclosativene	0.7
15	Alpha-Copaene	0.8
16	D-Cadinene	0.8
17	Pinocarvone	0.9
18	Alpha-Gurjunene	0.3
19	Gamma-Cadinene	0.4
20	Sabinene	0.8
21	Alpha-Terpinene	0.1
22	Gamma-Muurolene	0.4
23	Spathulenol	0.5
24	Alpha-Terpineol	0.5
25	Gamma-Terpinene	0.4
26	Beta-Phellandrene	0.4
27	Geranyl Acetate	0.3
28	Terpinolene	0.2
29	Beta-Pinene	0.5
30	Globulol	0.3
31	Verbenone	0.3
32	Borneol	0.8
33	Isoborneol	0.2