Volatile Oil Constituents of Leaves of the Eucalyptus gillii Maiden and E. microcarpa Subsp. macrocarpa Hook from Iran

Abstract

The essential oils isolated by hydrodistillation from the leaves of two Eucalyptus gillii Maiden and E. microcarpa Subsp. macrocarpa Hook were analysed by GC and GC/MS. The main components identified in E. gillii oil were 1, 8-cineole (79.5%), trans-pinocarveol (8%) and α-pinene (2.7%), and in E. microcarpa were 1, 8-cineole (77.3%), α-pinene (5.6%) and terpin-1-ol (5.1%). Oils with high content of 1, 8-cineole are classified as a “eucalyptol or medicinal” type.