Table 3.
The top five major compositions of the three most active essential oils.
| Essential Oil | Components | Content a |
|---|---|---|
| Garlic Allium sativum bulbs |
Diallyl disulfide | 19% |
| (E)-1-Allyl-2-(prop-1-en-1-yl) disulfane | 15% | |
| Disulfide, methyl 2-propenyl | 6% | |
| 2-Vinyl-4H-1,3-dithiine | 6% | |
| (E)-methyl 1-propenyl sulfide | 4% | |
| Allspice Pimenta officinalis berries |
Eugenol | 82% |
| β-Caryophyllene | 6% | |
| Methyleugenol | 5% | |
| α-Humulene | 1% | |
| α-Selinene | 0.47% | |
| Myrrh Commiphora myrrha resin |
Curzerene | 38% |
| Furanoeudesma-1,3-diene | 24% | |
| β-Elemene | 7% | |
| Lindestrene | 7% | |
| E-Elemene | 3% |
a The content of components were calculated according to the GC-MS analysis in our lab (Garlic essential oil) and PhytoChemia Laboratories reports on Plant Guru company website (Allspice and Myrrh) [19].