CSIR CIMAP AROMA | Essential Oil Details

Essential Oil Details

Essential Name

: Abies alba essential oil

Plant Name

: silver fir

Plant Variety Name

: NA

Plant Tissue Name

: Leaf

Introduction

This pine-scented oil has soothing qualities, and is used in perfumes, bath products, and aerosol inhalants.

Biological Activity Details

Serial No.	Biological Activity Name
1	Anti-microbial

Reference

1. Roussis, Vassilios, et al. "A comparative study on the needle volatile constituents of three Abies species grown in South Balkans." Journal of Essential Oil Research 12.1 (2000): 41-46.

2. Bağci, Eyüp, and Metin Diğrak. "Antimicrobial activity of essential oils of some Abies (Fir) species from Turkey." Flavour and fragrance journal 11.4 (1996): 251-256.

Major Compound Details

Serial No.	Compound Name	Compound Percentage(%)
1	Beta-Pinene	19.8
2	Camphene	15.3
3	Alpha-Fenchyl Acetate	14.
4	Limonene	11.0
5	Alpha- Pinene	10.9

Minor Compound Details

Serial No.	Compound Name	Compound Percentage(%)
1	Beta-Caryophyllene Oxide	4.0
2	Alpha-Thujene	2.8
3	Beta-Humulene	1.9
4	Germacrene D	1.7
5	Myrcene	1.1
6	Globulol	1.5
7	Alpha-Fenchol	trace
8	Beta-Eudesmol	0.3
9	Alpha-Terpinene	0.2
10	Alpha-Terpineol	0.2
11	Delta-Cadinene	0.9
12	Elemene	0.5
13	Beta-Phellandrene	0.9
14	Gamma-Cadinene	0.8
15	Gamma-Terpinene	0.2
16	Gamma-Gurjunene	0.3
17	Linalool	0.1
18	Geranyl Acetate	0.2
19	Methyl Thymol	0.1
20	Terpinen-4-Ol	0.1
21	Linalyl Acetate	0.1
22	Terpinolene	0.9
23	Neryl Acetate	0.1
24	Alpha-Terpinyl Acetate	0.4