Essential Oils from the Leaves of Eugenia pitanga (O. Berg) Kiaersk. (Myrtaceae) of Paraguay Cultivated in Arizona

Abstract The essential oils isolated from the fresh leaves of Eugenia pitanga cultivated in Arizona, from seed originally collected in Paraguay, were analyzed by GC and GC/MS. The major components of the oil were (E)-β-ocimene (24.1±3.2%), germacrene D (20.8±2.4%), bicyclogermacrene (10.9±1.4%), and (Z)-β-ocimene (10.4±1.4%)