Myrtle, Red Essential Oil
Myrtus communis
GC/MS Report
Batch: redmyrt2014 (Summer 2014)
Distilled: Spring 2014
Gas Chromatography Analysis (%)
Monoterpenes
| α-pinene |
23.46 |
| d-limonene |
9.48 |
| para-cymene |
0.34 |
| β-pinene |
0.24 |
| α-thujene |
0.12 |
| trans-β-ocimene |
0.07 |
| γ-terpinene |
0.06 |
| myrcene |
0.06 |
| terpinolene |
0.05 |
| camphene |
0.04 |
| δ-3-carene |
0.03 |
| para-cymenene |
0.02 |
| α-fenchene |
0.01 |
Monoterpenols
| α-terpineol |
3.29 |
| linalol |
2.15 |
| geraniol |
0.22 |
| terpinen-4-ol |
0.19 |
| trans-pinocarveol |
0.04 |
| δ-terpineol |
0.03 |
| trans-verbenol |
0.01 |
| trans-carveol |
0.01 |
Sesquiterpenes
| β-caryophyllene |
0.26 |
| α-humulene |
0.08 |
| β-elemene |
0.03 |
| β-selinene |
0.02 |
| β-santalene |
0.02 |
| α-selinene |
0.01 |
Esters
| trans-Myrtenyl acetate |
18.57 |
| geranyl acetate |
1.97 |
| trans-pinocarvyl acetate |
0.26 |
| 2-methylbutyl 2-methylbutyrate |
0.22 |
| isobutyl isobutyrate |
0.16 |
| isobutyl-2-methylbutanoate |
0.15 |
| geranyl isobutyrate |
0.10 |
| α-terpinyl acetate |
0.09 |
| trans-Myrtanol acetate |
0.08 |
| trans-Myretenyl acetate |
0.08 |
| 2-methyl butyl isobutyrate |
0.06 |
| cis-Pipertiol acetate |
0.06 |
| myrtenyl acetate |
0.04 |
| neryl acetate |
0.03 |
| Geranyl 2-methyl butyrate |
0.02 |
Ketones
| pulegone |
0.04 |
| iso-leptospermone |
0.03 |
| flavesone |
0.03 |
| carvone |
0.01 |
| 6-methyl-5-hepten-2-one |
0.01 |
Oxides
| 1,8-cineole |
36.42 |
| caryophyllene oxide |
0.05 |
| trans-Dehydroxy linalool oxide |
0.02 |
| cis-Linalool oxide (furanoid) |
0.01 |
Essential Facts
- Latin Name: Myrtus communis
- Country of Origin: Bermuda
- Botanical Family: Myrtaceae
- Plant Parts: Twigs/Branches
- Note Classification: Middle
- Cultivation Method: Distiller is Certified Organic
- Method of Extraction: Steam or Hydro Distillation
- Extraction Date: Spring 2021
- Approx. Shelf Life: 4-5 years
- Chemical Family: Esters, Monoterpenes, Oxides
- Batch: redmyrt
- Aroma: Camphoraceous, Fresh, Herbaceous, Slightly sweet
- Energetic Applications: Clarity, Protective, Purifying
- Therapeutic Properties: Anti-infectious, Anti-septic, Anti-spasmodic, Carminative, Cephalic, Expectorant, Stomachic
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