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	Allo-Aromadendrene	1.9
5	Pinocarveol	1.9
6	Terpinen-4-Ol	1.1
7	Limonene	1.7
8	P-Cymene	1.7
9	Cyclosativene	0.7
10	Alpha-Copaene	0.8
11	D-Cadinene	0.8
12	Pinocarvone	0.9
13	Alpha-Gurjunene	0.3
14	Gamma-Cadinene	0.4
15	Sabinene	0.8
16	Alpha-Terpinene	0.1
17	Gamma-Muurolene	0.4
18	Spathulenol	0.5
19	Alpha-Terpineol	0.5
20	Gamma-Terpinene	0.4
21	Beta-Phellandrene	0.4
22	Geranyl Acetate	0.3
23	Terpinolene	0.2
24	Beta-Pinene	0.5
25	Globulol	0.3
26	Verbenone	0.3
27	Borneol	0.8
28	Isoborneol	0.2
29	Campholenicaldehyde	0.8
30	Myrtenal	0.5
31	Carvone	0.3
32	Myrtenol	0.4
33	Caryophyllene Oxide	0.4