Analysis on the Volatile Constituent of Eucalyptus Leaves from Guangxi
The volatile oil from the fresh leaves of Eucalyptus pellita,Eucalyptus urophylla×E.grandis and Eucalyptus cloeziana were extracted by steam distillation,and the main components of the volatile oil were analyzed by GC-MS.It was shown that the yield of volatile oil from the fresh leaves of Eucalyptus pellita,Eucalyptus urophylla x E.grandis and Eucalyptus cloeziana was 0.19%,0.44%and 0.35%,respectively.The main compounds of volatile oil from Eucalyptus pellita wereα-terpineol(25.226 1%),DL-isobomeol(11.433 7%),α-pinene(11.034 9%),(-)-trans-pinocarveol(8.711 1%),fenchol(6.041 3%),limonene(5.017 8%),(-)-myrtenol(4.531 9%),β-caryophyllene(3.246 2%),β-pinene(3.001 3%)and pinocarvone(1.846 7%).The main compounds of volatile oil from Eucalyptus urophylla x E.grandiswere 1,8-cineole(38.372 3%),α-pinene(17.975 4%),α-terpineol(7.984 3%),terpinyl acetate(5.091 4%),DL-isoborneol(4.526 5%),(-)-trans-pinocarveol(2.092 7%)and camphene(1.224 1%).The main compounds of volatile oil from Eucalyptus cloeziana were α-terpineol(41.676 3%),β-pinene(6.785 4%),α-pinene(6.081 8%),isophytol(5.520 1%),benzoic acid(4.515 2%),longicyclene(2.787 2%),spathulenol(2.405 3%),γ-eudesmol(2.447 7%),gualol(2.408 3%),β-elemene(1.893 3%),isocaryophyllene(1.605 4%),3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadecan-l-ol(1.747 4%)and anethole(1.317 4%).It was obviously shown that the composition of volatile oil varied greatly with different varieties of eucalyptus.