Table 2.
Major components observed in some Cymbopogon species.
| Compound | Species | Country/Region | Major % | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cis-p-mentha-1(7),8-dien-2-ol (C10H16O) | C. giganteus(F) | Cameroon | 22.8 | [25] |
| Burkina Faso | 12.0 | [46] | ||
| Madagascar | 19.0 | [57] | ||
| trans-p-mentha-1(7),8-dien-2-ol | C. giganteus | Cameroon | 26.5 | [25] |
| C. giganteus | Burkina Faso | 14.2 | [46] | |
| C. densiflorus | Zambia | 11.1 | [57] | |
| C. giganteus | Madagascar | 22.4 | [56] | |
| Limonene (C10H16) | C. giganteus | Cameroon | 7.4 | [25] |
| C.giganteus | Burkina Faso | 42.0 | [46] | |
| C. proximus | Burkina Faso | 3.9 | [51] | |
| C. schoenanthus | Tunisia | 24.2 | [58] | |
| Elemicin (C12H16O3) | C. pendulus | India | 53.7 | [53] |
| α-Pinene (C10H16) | C. pendulus | India | 6.1 | [53] |
| Camphene (C10H16) | C. pendulus | India | 9.1 | [53] |
| C.winterianus | India | 8.0 | [59] | |
| Geranial (C10H16O) | C. flexuosus | India (Kumauon region) | 33.1 | [60] |
| India (Bilhar) | 42.4 | [43] | ||
| C. citratus | Burkina Faso | 48.1 | [46] | |
| Brazil | 50.0 | [42] | ||
| Egypt | 40.72 | [61] | ||
| Zambia | 39.0 | [47] | ||
| Kenya | 39.53 | [57] | ||
| Benin republic | 27.04 | [62] | ||
| Nigeria | 33.7 | [44] | ||
| Angola | 40.55 | [63] | ||
| Congo Brazaville | 48.88 | [45] | ||
| Ivory Coast | 34.0 | [45] | ||
| Mali | 45.3 | [45] | ||
| Iran | 39.16 | [50] | ||
| C. winterianus | S.E. Brazil | 8.05 | [55] | |
| Neral (C10H16O) | C. flexuosus | India | 30.0 | [60] |
| Burkina Faso | 34.6 | [46] | ||
| India (Bilhar) | 29.8 | [43] | ||
| Brazil (North) | 30.1 | [42] | ||
| Egypt | 34.98 | [61] | ||
| Zambia | 29.4 | [47] | ||
| Kenya | 33.31 | [48] | ||
| C. giganteus | Benin republic | 19.93 | [62] | |
| Nigeria | 26.5 | [44] | ||
| C. citratus | Angola | 28.26 | ||
| Malaysia | 50.81 | [64] | ||
| Congo Brazzaville | 36.24 | [49] | ||
| Brazil | 4.53 | [17] | ||
| Ivory Coast | 32.5 | [45] | ||
| Mali | 26.3 | [45] | ||
| Iran | 30.95 | [50] | ||
| Geranyl acetate (C12H20O2) | C. flexuosus | India | 12.0 | [60] |
| Linalool (C10H18O) | C. flexuosus | India | 2.6 | [60] |
| C.winterianus | India | 1.5 | [59] | |
| C. martini | India | 2.0 | [65] | |
| C. nardus | Malaysia | 11.0 | [52] | |
| Geraniol (C10H18O) | C. winterianus | India | 23.9 | [59] |
| C. martinii | India | 84.16 | [65] | |
| C. winterianus | Brazil | 32.82 | [17] | |
| Brazil (para state) | 16.2 | [54] | ||
| C. winterianus | S.E Brazil | 40.06 | [55] | |
| Citronellal (C10H18O) | C.winterianus | India | 32.7 | [59] |
| C. nardus | Malaysia | 29.6 | [52] | |
| C. winterianus | Brazil | 36.19 | [17] | |
| C. winterianus | Brazil (para state) | 26.5 | [54] | |
| C. winterianus | S.E. Brazil | 27.44 | [55] | |
| Citronellol (C10H20O) | C. winterianus | India | 15.9 | [59] |
| C. winterianus | Brazil | 11.34 | [17] | |
| C. winterianus | Brazil (Para state) | 7.3 | [54] | |
| C. winterianus | S.E. Brazil | 10.45 | [55] | |
| Myrcene (C10H16) | C. citratus C. citratus C. citratus | Burkina Faso | 11.0 | [46] |
| Egypt | 15.69 | [61] | ||
| Zambia | 18.0 | [47] | ||
| Benin republic | 27.83 | [62] | ||
| Nigeria | 25.3 | [44] | ||
| Angola | 10.57 | [63] | ||
| Ivory Coast | 18.1 | [45] | ||
| Mali | 9.1 | [45] | ||
| Selina-6-en-4-ol (C15H26O) | C. citratus | Brazil | 27.8 | [42] |
| α-Cadinol (C15H26O) | C. citratus | Brazil | 8.2 | [42] |
| Piperitone (C10H16O) | C. olivieri | Iran | 72.8 | [14] |
| C. parkeri | Iran | 80.8 | [12] | |
| C. proximus | Burkina Faso | 59.1 | [51] | |
| 4-Carene (C10H16) | C. olivieri | Iran | 11.8 | [12] |
| Germacrene-D (C15H24) | C. parkeri | Iran | 5.1 | [11] |
| δ-2-Carene (C10H16) | C. proximus | Burkina Faso | 22.3 | [51] |
| β-Phellandrene (C10H16) | C. schoenanthus | Tunisia | 13.4 | [58] |