CSIR CIMAP AROMA | Essential Oil Details

Essential Oil Details

Essential Name

: Callistemon citrinus essential oil

Plant Name

: Bottlebrushes

Plant Variety Name

: NA

Plant Tissue Name

: Leaf and flower

Introduction

Both active constituents present in the essential oil of Callistemon citrinus and Callistemon viminalis showed in vitro antibacterial activity when confronted with 12 bacteria strains, among which S. faecalis, S. aureus, B. cereus and S. macracesens.

Biological Activity Details

Serial No.	Biological Activity Name
1	Anti-microbial

Reference

1. Chane-Ming, Jimmy, Robert R. Vera, and Daniel J. Fraisse. "Chemical composition of essential oil of Callistemon citrinus (Curtis) Skeel from Reunion." Journal of essential oil research 10.4 (1998): 429-431.

2. Oyedeji, Opeoluwa O., et al. "Chemical composition and antibacterial activity of the essential oils of Callistemon citrinus and Callistemon viminalis from South Africa." Molecules 14.6 (2009): 1990-1998.

Major Compound Details

Serial No.	Compound Name	Compound Percentage(%)
1	1,8-Cineole	68.00

Minor Compound Details

Serial No.	Compound Name	Compound Percentage(%)
1	Alpha- Pinene	12.80
2	Alpha-Terpineol	10.60
3	Trans-Pinocarveol	1.50
4	Alpha-Thujene	0.20
5	Beta-Pinene	0.50
6	Borneol	0.10
7	Camphene	trace
8	Carvone	trace
9	Eugenol	trace
10	Gamma-Terpinene	0.10
11	Geraniol	trace
12	Myrcene	trace
13	P-Cymene	0.80