TABLE 2.
Major constituents of Myristica fragrans essential oils from various geographical origins
| Geographical origins | Parts | Constituents | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| India (Western Ghats) | Leaf | Sabinene (17.2%), eugenol (16.6%), myristicin (9.1%), caryophyllene (8.8%), α‐pinene (5.4%), β‐pinene (6.4%), limonene (5.0%), β‐Myrcene (4.7%), copaene (3.2%), germacrene D (3.0%) | Ashokkumar et al. (2022) |
| India (Western Ghats) | Mace | Sabinene (38.4%), α‐pinene (8.2%), β‐pinene (7.6%), limonene (7.1%), myristicin (5.9%), 3‐carene (5.1%), 4‐carene (4.2%), safrole (3.9%), β‐phellandrene (3.6%), terpinen‐4‐ol (3.0%) | Ashokkumar et al. (2022) |
| Pakistan | Mace | γ‐Terpinene (19.1%), safrole (18.2%), terpinen‐4‐ol (12.7%), α‐pinene (11.6%), sabinene (11.2%), myristicin (7.5%) | Muhammad et al. (2016) |
| Sri Lanka | Kernel | Sabinene (43.4%), α‐pinene (17.5%), β‐pinene (12.1%), α‐phellandrene (4.3%), limonene (3.2%), terpinen‐4‐ol (3.5%), myristicin (3.0%) | Sarath‐Kumara, Jans, and Dharmadasa (1985) |
| India (Western Ghats) | Kernel | Sabinene (38.0%), α‐pinene (19.2%), β‐pinene (14.9%), limonene (7.2%), β‐myrcene (3.4%) | Ashokkumar et al. (2022) |
| India (Western Ghats) | Seed | Sabinene (27.7%), α‐pinene (21.8%), β‐pinene (18.2%), limonene (6.4%), β‐myrcene (2.9%) | Ashokkumar et al. (2022) |
| Indonesia (West Java) | Seed | Sabinene (21.4%), α‐pinene (10.2%), myristicin (10.6%), 4‐terpineol (13.9%), safrole (4.3%), γ‐terpinene (4.0%) | Muchtaridi et al. (2010) |
| India (Andaman & Nicobar Islands) | Seed | Myristicin (20.3%), sabinene (19.3%), α‐thujene (12.1%), α‐pinene (9.5%), 4‐terpineol (7.1%), limonene (5.9%), γ‐terpinene (4.1%), elemicin (4.0%) | Waman (2020) |
| Pakistan | Seed | Sabinene (18.9%), α‐pinene (15.8%), cymene (15.2%), terpinen‐4‐ol (11.7%), elemicin (11.5%), safrole (6.2%) | Muhammad et al. (2016) |
| Brazil | Seed | β‐Pinene (12.4–26.0%), sabinene (9.1–25.0%), α‐pinene (10.5–14.1%), myristicin (10.9%), γ‐terpinene (8.5%), limonene (6.3%), terpinen‐4‐ol (3.5%) | Valente, Jham, Dhingra, and Ghiviriga (2011); Cossetin et al. (2021) |
| Grenada | Seed | Sabinene (52.8%), α‐pinene (13.5%), α‐terpinyl acetate (6.0%), limonene (7.0%), γ‐terpinene (4.1%), β‐pinene (3.6%), | Mickus et al. (2021) |