Table 3.
Essential oil composition of American wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens) cultivated in southern Alabama.
| RIcalc | RIdb | Compound | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1033 | 1033 | Benzyl alcohol | 0.2 |
| 1051 | 1051 | 2,3,6-Trimethylhepta-1,5-diene | tr |
| 1105 | 1104 | Nonanal | tr |
| 1160 | 1158 | Menthone | 0.1 |
| 1193 | 1192 | Methyl salicylate | 91.1 |
| 1215 | 1217 | Coumaran | tr |
| 1237 | 1237 | Pulegone | 0.6 |
| 1262 | 1263 | (2E)-Decenal | tr |
| 1271 | 1273 | (E)-Cinnamaldehyde | tr |
| 1289 | 1289 | Thymol | 0.3 |
| 1304 | 1304 | (E)-Cinnamyl alcohol | 0.8 |
| 1336 | 1339 | Piperitenone | tr |
| 1388 | 1390 | trans-β-Elemene | tr |
| 1417 | 1417 | (E)-β-Caryophyllene | tr |
| 1431 | 1432 | trans-α-Bergamotene | tr |
| 1445 | 1447 | Geranyl acetone | 0.1 |
| 1467 | 1463 | Tuberolactone | 5.3 |
| 1470 | 1471 | Massoia lactone | 1.3 |
| 1479 | 1480 | Germacrene D | 0.1 |
| 1502 | 1503 | (E,E)-α-Farnesene | tr |
| 1516 | 1518 | δ-Cadinene | tr |
| 1579 | 1577 | Caryophyllene oxide | tr |
| 1652 | 1655 | α-Cadinol | tr |
| 1679 | 1676 | 8-Hydroxyisobornyl isobutanoate | tr |
| 1761 | 1762 | Benzyl benzoate | tr |
| 1863 | 1869 | Benzyl salicylate | tr |
| Monoterpene hydrocarbons | tr | ||
| Oxygenated monoterpenoids | 1.1 | ||
| Sesquiterpene hydrocarbons | 0.1 | ||
| Oxygenated sesquiterpenoids | tr | ||
| Benzenoid aromatics | 92.1 | ||
| Others | 6.6 | ||
| Total identified | 99.9 | ||
| Enantiomeric Distribution | (+):(-) | ||
| Menthone | 0:100 | ||
| Pulegone | 100:0 | ||
| (E)-β-Caryophyllene | 100:0 | ||
| Germacrene D | 100:0 |