A comparison of essential oil constituents of bark, leaf, root and fruit of cinnamon (cinnamomum zeylanicum blum) grown in Sri Lanka

Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka

Volumn 29, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 147-153

  Paranagama, P A ^a   Wimalasena, S ^a   Jayatilake, G S ^b   Jayawardena, A L ^b   Senanayake, U M ^b   Mubarak, A M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KELANIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^b INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Cadinene; Camphor; Cinnamaldehyde; Cinnamomum zeylanicum; Essential oil; Eugenol; Lauraceae

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248636845     PISSN: 13914588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4038/jnsfsr.v29i3-4.2613     Document Type: Article

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