The Volatiles of the Leaves and Wood of Lebanon Cedar (Cedrus libani A. Rich) Aromatic Plants of the Holy Land and the Sinai. Part XIV

Abstract

Volatile constituents of the Biblical Cedar of Lebanon from the ancient Lebanese forests were studied using GC/MS and compared to the composition of C. libani traditionally grown in Jerusalem, α-pinene (16-27%), β-pinene (2-13%), myrcene (3-6%) and limonene (4-7%) constituted a bulk of needle volatiles, while sesquiterpenes α- and β-himachalene (about 53% total) represented the major part of the wood volatiles. Manool, atlantones, β-himachalene oxide and longiborneol were found to be main oxygenated constituents of Lebanese Cedarwood extract.

Key Word Index:

• Cedrus libani
• Pinaceae
• aroma constituents