Study Set Content:
CLASSIFICATION OF VOLATILE OILS
1. hydrocarbons
5. phenols
2. alcohols
6. phenolic ethers
3. aldehydes
7. oxides
4. ketones
8. esters
the most widely distributed of the monocyclic terpenes. occurs in: citrus, thyme, mint, myristica, caraway, cardamom, coriander
limonene
found in coriander, thyme, cinnamon, myristica oil
p-cymene
a dicyclic monoterpene found in conifer oils, lemon, anise, eucalyptus, thyme, fennel, coriander, orange flower, myrstica oil.
pinene
a dicyclic monoterpene of the Thione class found in cardamom, lemon oils
sabinene-
very rare acclic monoterpene hydrocarbons found in myricia, lemon, myristica oils
beta myrcene
occurs in juniper tar, a typical sesquiterpene hydrocarbon
cadinene
a bicyclic sesquiterpene found in wormwood, peppermint, cinnamon, clove oils
beta caryophyllene
Spirits of turpentine
TURPENTENE OIL
A volatile oil drug chiefly of hydrocarbons
TURPENTENE OIL
TURPENTENE OIL Source:
oleoresin of Pinus palustris
yields terpene oils exclusively
Fam. Pinaceae
TURPENTENE OIL Uses:
counterirritant, expectorant, stimulant to mucous membrane
ALCOHOL VOLATILE OIL
• Acyclic alcohols
• Monocyclic alcohols
• Dicyclic terpene alcohols
• Sesquiterpene alcohols
Acyclic alcohols ex.
geraniol, linalool, citronellol
Monocyclic alcohols
o ex:
menthol, alpha terpineol
Dicyclic terpene alcohols
o ex:
borneol (from Borneo camphor)
Sesquiterpene alcohols
o ex.
zingiberol
dried leaf and flowering top of Mentha piperita
PEPPERMINT
Fam.
Labiatae
