• DOI:10.1080/10412905.2005.9698864
• Corpus ID: 96688538

Characterization of the Portuguese-Grown Cistus ladanifer Essential Oil

@article{Gomes2005CharacterizationOT,
  title={Characterization of the Portuguese-Grown Cistus ladanifer Essential Oil},
  author={Paula B. Gomes and Vera L{\'u}cia Gomes Mata and Al{\'i}rio. E. Rodrigues},
  journal={Journal of Essential Oil Research},
  year={2005},
  volume={17},
  pages={160 - 165}
}

• Paula B. Gomes, V. G. Mata, A. Rodrigues
• Published 1 March 2005
• Chemistry
• Journal of Essential Oil Research

Abstract The chemical composition of the cistus oil from Portuguese-grown rockrose (Cistus ladanifer) was determined using GC and GC/MS. A comparison was also made in terms of the geographical source and use of either dry or fresh plant material. The cistus oil herein obtained was richer in amber-like compounds and had a low content of monoterpenes when compared to the usual values found in the literature. Moreover, it presented a relatively high content of ambrox (amber odor), which usually is only reported in labdanum oil. The major constituents were three sesquiterpene alcohols: viridiflorol (13.6–17.4%), globulol (3.1–5.0%) and an unknown sesquiterpene alcohol (2.7–6.0%), as well as the diterpene alcohol 15-nor-labdan-8-ol (1.7–5.2%). Three samples of commercially available cistus oil were also analyzed and compared.