Nutmeg (Hainan Island)

  • CAS number

    8008-45-5

  • Botanical

    Myristica fragrans Houtt., fam. Myristicaceae

GC-MS Analysis

Chen, D.-H., Chang, Q., and Feng, J.-D., Comparative studies on essential oil of Myristica fragrans Houtt. (seeds & leaves) cultivated on Hainan Isand and imported from Malaysia, Zhongyao Tongbao, Vol.12, 587-590 (1987)

Compound CAS DB5 Carbowax Proportion
beta-Pinene 127-91-3 979.0 1113.0 55.1%
alpha-Pinene 80-56-8 940.0 1020.71 8.4%
1,8-Cineole 470-82-6 1033.29 1213.86 6.7%
Myristicin 607-91-0 1522.86 2270.33 2.5%
para-Cymene 99-87-6 1025.71 1269.29 0.8%
alpha-Phellandrene 99-83-2 1006.43 1168.43 0.5%
Limonene 138-86-3 1032.0 1196.29 0.31%
Camphene 79-92-5 951.57 1071.29 0.01%
Total 74.32%