CSIR CIMAP AROMA | Essential Oil Details

Essential Oil Details

Essential Name

: Piper auritum essential oil

Plant Name

: Mexican pepperleaf

Plant Variety Name

: NA

Plant Tissue Name

: Leaf

Introduction

It is often used in Mexican cuisine for tamales, the fish or meat wrapped in fragrant leaves for cooking, and as an essential ingredient in mole verde, the green sauce originated in the Oaxaca region of Mexico. It is also chopped to flavor soups, such as pozole, and eggs.

Biological Activity Details

Serial No.	Biological Activity Name
1	Anti-malarial

Reference

1. Monzote, Lianet, et al. "Chemistry, cytotoxicity and antileishmanial activity of the essential oil from Piper auritum." Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 105.2 (2010): 168-173.

Major Compound Details

Serial No.	Compound Name	Compound Percentage(%)
1	Safrole	86.91

Minor Compound Details

Serial No.	Compound Name	Compound Percentage(%)
1	D-Cadinene	005
2	Terpinolene	1.11
3	Gamma-Terpinene	1.32
4	(E)-Beta-Ocimene	0.11
5	Heptadecane	0.05
6	Alpha- Pinene	0.33
7	Limonene	0.09
8	Alpha-Copaene	0.28
9	Linalool	0.66
10	Alpha-Humulene	0.09
11	Myrcene	0.13
12	Alpha-Terpinene	0.36
13	Nerolidol	0.55
14	Aromadendrene	0.68
15	P-Cymene	0.30
16	Beta-Elemene	0.08
17	Sabinene	0.07
18	Beta-Pinene	0.74
19	Caryophyllene Oxide	0.07
20	Tetradecane	0.93
21	Eugenol	0.04
22	Germacrene	0.37