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. 2020 Aug 3;10(8):1139. doi: 10.3390/biom10081139

Table 1.

Main components of selected essential oils.

Eucalyptus [23,27] Clove [28,29] Tea Tree [30,31] Lavender [32,33]
Compound Content Compound Content Compound Content Compound Content
eucalyptol 50–80% eugenol 70–76% terpinen-4-ol 30–48% linalool 28–45%
α-pinene 2–26% β-caryophyllene 10–17% γ-terpinene 10–28% camphor 3–12%
α-terpinyl acetate 2–5% α-humulene 2% α-terpinene 5–13% eucalyptol 2–10%
α-terpineol 2–3% eugenyl acetate 1–12% α-terpineol 1–8% terpinen-4-ol 2–7%
trans-pinocarveol 1–8% α-cubebene 1–2% p-cymene 1–8% β-caryophyllene 1–6%
globulol 1–6% α-copaene 1–2% α-pinene 1–6% borneol 1–10%
limonene 1–4% nerolidol 0–1% limonene 1–3% limonene 0–3%
pinocarvone 1–4% farnesol <1% sabinene 0–4% α-pinene 0–2%
γ-terpinene 1–2% methyl chavicol <1% δ-cadinene 0–3% β-pinene 0–2%
p-cymene 1–7% caryophyllene oxide <1% eucalyptol 0–15% myrcene 0–2%