Research Article

Effects of Litsea cubeba (Lour.) Persoon Essential Oil Aromatherapy on Mood States and Salivary Cortisol Levels in Healthy Volunteers

Table 1

Chemical composition of L. cubeba essential oil.

ConstituentsLitsea cubeba oil (mg/ml)

PentadecaneNot detected
(-)-beta-Pinene4.28
beta-Citral838
Cis- and trans-citral936
Citronellal14.6
GermacroneNot detected
Limonene68.0
Linalool16.0
DihydromyrcenolNot detected
6-Methyl-5-hepten-2-one47.8