Review Article

Genus Miliusa: A Review of Phytochemistry and Pharmacology

Table 2

Essential oils from presentative Miliusa species.

SpeciesCollectionsPart UsesMain constituentsReferences

M. bailloniiQuang Binh-VietnamFresh leafNaphthalene (1.0%), bicycloelemene (1.1%), germacrene B (1.2%), germacrene D (1.2%), δ-cadinene (1.4%), isolongifolene (1.2%), spathulenol (1.4%), α-terpinolene (1.5 %), elemol (1.7%), linalool (2.7%), β-elemene (3.5%), τ-muurolol (3.8%), α-humulene (6.2%), β-caryophyllene (10.6%), and Z-citral (41.2%)[28]

M. sinensisNghean-VietnamDried leaf(E)-β-Ocimene (2.4%), aromadendrene (6.6%), β-elemene (7.1%), α-humulene (7.9%) and β-caryophyllene (19.5%)[29]

M. brahei16°31’S, 145°28’E  
Queensland-Australia
LeafCubeban-11-ol (1.0%), caryophyllene oxide (1.1%), α-copaene (1.2%), α-selinene (1.2%), viridiflorene (1.2%), δ-cadinene (1.8%), viridiflorol (1.8%), β-selinene (2.2%), geraniol (2.3%), (Z)-β-ocimene (2.6%), aromadendrene (3.0%), globulol (3.3%),α-terpineol (3.5%), spathulenol (3.6%), germacrene D (5.3%), linalool (7.4%), α-humulene (11.3%), β-caryophyllene (12.8%) and bicyclogermacrene (12.9%)[27]

M. horsfieldii13°48’S, 143°28’E  
Queensland-Australia
LeafGeraniol (1.0%), globulol (1.2%), cubeban-11-ol (1.3%), bicycloelemene (1.8%), α-cadinol (1.9%), allo-aromadendrene (1.9%), viridiflorene (2.5%), bicyclogermacrene (2.5%), α-selinene (2.6%), β-selinene (2.8%), δ-cadinene (3.0%), α-humulene (3.4%), linalool (3.8%), α-copaene (7.5%), caryophyllene oxide (12.5%) and β-caryophyllene (20.2%),[27]

M. traceyi14°00’S, 143°19’E  
Queensland-Australia
Leafδ-Cadinene (1.8%), α-humulene (2.4%), spathulenol (2.9%), limonene (3.0%), bicyclogermacrene (3.8%), germacrene D (4.9%), β-caryophyllene (13.5%), β-pinene (18.6%) and α-pinene (18.7%)[27]