Cunila incana

The essential oil obtained from Cunila incana, a wild plant from South Brazil, was analyzed by GC and GC/MS. The main volatile compounds were the sesquiterpenes β-caryophyllene (11.12% ± 0,15), palustrol (10.99% ± 0,81), germacrene D (10.99% ± 0,81), and the monoterpene (E)- β-ocimene (10.36% ± 0,48). Differing from the essential oil obtained from the others Cunila species, C. incana essential oil showed low concentration of monoterpenes (20.66%) and high sesquiterpenes (59.94%) content (Agostini et al., 2008).

References

Agostini, G., Souza-Chies, T. T., Agostini, F., Atti-Serafni, L., & Echeverrigaray, S. (2010). Essential oil composition of Cunila incana benth.(lamiaceae). Journal of Essential Oil Research, 22(5), pp. 432-434. (Article)