The Leaf Essential Oil of Juniperus recurva Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don from India and Nepal Compared with J. recurva var. squamata (D. Don) Parl.

Abstract The composition of the leaf oils of Juniperus recurva from India (Sikkim) and Nepal were analyzed and compared to the composition of J. recurva var. squamata from western India. The major components of J. recurva oil were α-pinene (0.5–6.9%), sabinene (0.4–13.4%), δ-3-carene (13.6–23.7%), limonene (0.2–18.4%), terpinen-4-ol (0.2–3.7%), γ-cadinene (0.4–3.9%), δ-cadiene (0.8–10.2%), elemol (3.9–5.1%), cubenol (0-3.7%), epi-α-cadinol (0.3–5.5%), epi-α-muurolol (0.5–5.5%), α-cadinol (0.8–13.1%) and 4-epi-abietal (trace-3.75%)