Table 2.

The main oil components previously identified in P. racemosa, their percentage, and the location.

Main oil components (%)	Part used	Variety	Location	Refs.
Eugenol (45.2%), myrcene (25.1%), chavicol (7.1%), limonene (3.0%), and 1,8-cineole (2.1%)	Leaves	Pimenta racemosa (Mill.) J. W. Moore.	Godomey, Benin	30
β-myrcene (39.6%), Eugenol (31.0%)	Leaves	Pimenta racemosa (Mill.) J. W. Moore.	Zohria Garden, Egypt	25
β-myrcene (42.30%), Eugenol (27.7%)	Berries
Eugenol (65.54%)	Leaves	Pimenta racemosa var. racemosa	Jorhat Assam, India	54
α-Terpineol acetate (27%), α-terpineol (20%) and methoxyeugenol (12.6%).	Leaves	menta racemosa var. terebinthina	Santo Domingo	31
4-methoxy-isoeugenol (75.2%) and 4-methoxyeugenol (4.5%)		P. racemosa var. grisea
Eugenol (72.9%), chavicol (7.7%), β-myrcene (9.6%), limonene (3.8%)	Leaves	Pimenta racemosa (Mill.) J. W. Moore.	Lucknow, North India	55
Eugenol (57.84%)	Leaves	Pimenta racemosa (Mill.) J. W. Moore.	Orman Garden, Egypt	56
Eugenol (59.76%)	Stems
Eugenol (46.25%), β-myrcene (25.88%), 4-Allylphenol (10.49%)	Leaves	Pimenta racemosa var. racemosa	West India	57
1,8-Cineole (75.4%) and linalool (9.08%)	Flowers	Pimenta racemosa (Mill.) J. W. Moore.	Zoherya Garden, Egypt	58
Eugenol (34.85%), β-pinene (18.29%), linalool (13.64%), and limonene (11.92%)	Aerial parts (leaves and small branches)	Pimenta racemosa (Mill.) J. W. Moore.	Giza Zoo, Egypt	59