Table 2.

Percentage composition of the essential oils of Ocimum basilicum L. cultivated in West Bengal.

Compound	aRetention indices (RI) in min.	bEssential oil (%)
α-Pinene	4.76	0.23
Camphor	4.87	0.64
Citral	5.26	23.51
Geraniol	5.76	34.89
Cineole	5.83	0.05
β-Pinene	5.92	0.19
Citronellal	5.96	0.59
Eugenol	6.57	1.33
Vanillin	6.72	0.27
Linalool	7.41	2.21
Methanol	—	—

^aIdentification of oil components was based on their relative retention indices (retention times) with those of authentic standards.

^bQuantitative estimation was done by analysis of FID area percent data.