The Chemical Composition of the Essential Oil ofDaphne genkwaSieb. et Zucc.

ABSTRACT The chemical composition of the essential oil of Daphne genkwa Sieb. et Zucc. from China was investigated by a combination of chromatographic and spectroscopic techniques and 121 compounds were identified. The major components of the oil were furfural (2.8%), α-copaene (3.1%), α-santalene (6.9%), β-caryophyllene (3.4%), β-santalene (2.4%), δ-cadinene (4.0%), methyl eugenol (4.6%), nerolidol (2.0%), elemicin (4.5%), and 2, 3-dihydrobenzofuran (2.7%).