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Ravensara aromatica is a member of the Lauraceae (laurel) family, and originates in Madagascar. The name ravensara is a latinization of the Malagasy word ravintsara[1]. Other Malagasy names include havozo, hazomanitra, tavolomanitra, and cinnamomum camphora. The leaves and twigs of R. aromatica have a mildly camphorous aroma similar to eucalyptus. The essential oil of R. aromatica is used as a fragrance material in the perfumery industry, and as an antiseptic, anti-viral, antibacterial, expectorant, anti-infective in natural and folk medicine.

Essential oil

Primary aroma components are:

limonene 19.38%
sabinene 11.40%
methyl chavicol 7.94%
α-pinene 5.55%
linalool 5.26%
methyl eugenol 5.00%
germacrene d 4.76%
terpinen-4-ol 4.00%
e-caryophyllene 3.54%
δ-3-carene 3.52%
myrcene 3.43%
α-terpinene 2.98%
β-pinene 2.91%
γ-terpinene 2.15%
α-phellandrene 1.99%
camphene 1.33%
(z)-β-ocimene 1.30%
α-thujene 1.13%
1,8-cineole 1.08%
para-cymene 0.97%
α-humulene 0.79%
α-copaene 0.69%
β-elemene 0.63%
δ-cadinene 0.60%
terpinolene 0.56%
δ-elemene 0.55%
α-cubebene 0.47%
α-terpineol 0.38%
α-guaiene 0.37%
bornyl acetate 0.36%
elemol 0.34%
elemicin 0.23%
γ-muurolene 0.22%
borneol 0.21%
bicyclogermacrene 0.20%
γ-cadinene 0.19%
(e)-β-ocimene 0.19%
β-cubebene 0.16%
eugenol 0.12%
α-muurolene 0.11%
δ-amorphene 0.10%
α-eudesmol 0.10%
cis-para-menth-2-en-1-ol 0.10%
ortho-cymene 0.09%
β-selinene 0.09%
β-bourbonene 0.08%
trans-cadina-1,4-diene 0.08%
trans-para-menth-2-en-1-ol 0.08%
cis-sabinene hydrate 0.08%
trans-sabinene hydrate 0.08%
caryophyllene oxide 0.07%
β-copaene 0.07%
germacrene b 0.07%
cis-muurola-3,5-diene 0.07%
trans-cadina-1(6),4-diene 0.06%
γ-eudesmol 0.06%
β-eudesmol 0.05%
guaiol 0.05%

References

[1] Halpern, Georges M., Weverka, Peter The Healing Trail: Essential Oils of Madagascar, Basic Health Publications Inc., Laguna Beach CA, 2003, pp. 54.

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 * [[α-pinene]] '''5.55%'''
 * [[linalool]] '''5.26%'''
-* [[methyl eugenol]] '''5.00%'''
+* methyl [[eugenol]] '''5.00%'''
-* [[germacrene d]] '''4.76%'''
+* [[germacrene]] d '''4.76%'''
 * [[terpinen-4-ol]] '''4.00%'''
-* [[e-caryophyllene]] '''3.54%'''
+* e-[[caryophyllene]] '''3.54%'''
-* [[δ-3-carene]] '''3.52%'''
+* δ-3-[[carene]] '''3.52%'''
 * [[myrcene]] '''3.43%'''
 * [[α-terpinene]] '''2.98%'''
 * [[β-pinene]] '''2.91%'''
-* [[γ-terpinene]] '''2.15%'''
+* γ-[[terpinene]] '''2.15%'''
-* [[α-phellandrene]] '''1.99%'''
+* α-[[phellandrene]] '''1.99%'''
 * [[camphene]] '''1.33%'''
-* [[(z)-β-ocimene]] '''1.30%'''
+* (z)-[[β-ocimene]] '''1.30%'''
-* [[α-thujene]] '''1.13%'''
+* α-[[thujene]] '''1.13%'''
-* [[1,8-cineole]] '''1.08%'''
+* 1,8-[[cineole]] '''1.08%'''
-* [[para-cymene]] '''0.97%'''
+* para-[[cymene]] '''0.97%'''
 * [[α-humulene]] '''0.79%'''
-* [[α-copaene]] '''0.69%'''
+* α-[[copaene]] '''0.69%'''
-* [[β-elemene]] '''0.63%'''
+* β-[[elemene]] '''0.63%'''
-* [[δ-cadinene]] '''0.60%'''
+* δ-[[cadinene]] '''0.60%'''
 * [[terpinolene]] '''0.56%'''
-* [[δ-elemene]] '''0.55%'''
+* δ-[[elemene]] '''0.55%'''
-* [[α-cubebene]] '''0.47%'''
+* α-[[cubebene]] '''0.47%'''
-* [[α-terpineol]] '''0.38%'''
+* α-[[terpineol]] '''0.38%'''
-* [[α-guaiene]] '''0.37%'''
+* α-[[guaiene]] '''0.37%'''
 * [[bornyl acetate]] '''0.36%'''
 * [[elemol]] '''0.34%'''