Review Article

Peganum spp.: A Comprehensive Review on Bioactivities and Health-Enhancing Effects and Their Potential for the Formulation of Functional Foods and Pharmaceutical Drugs

Table 3

Essential oil composition (%) of Peganum harmala L. from different regions.

Compound nameAlgeriaEgyptLibyaMoroccoTunisiaIranS. ArabiaMorocco
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p-Cymene0.10.8-1.7
Limonene0.31.1-6.4
2-Acetyl-thiazole1.3
Santolina alcohol2
cis-Dihydro-rose oxide1.8
1-Octen-ol0.7
trans-Dihydro-rose oxide0.4
n-Octanol1.1
Linalool1.70.4
trans-Thujone0.1
Methyl butanoate, 3-methyl-3-butenyl2.9
3-Decanone1.1
Camphor2.7
Benzene acetonitrile1.32.6
Isoborneol0.9
Terpinen-4-ol0.4
Naphthalene0.2
α-Terpineol0.7
1-Dodecene0.7
[2]-Isocitral0.7
Methyl chavicol1.10.1
Isoquinoline0.51.4-6.4
Carvone0.7
Pulegone0.5
Cumin aldehyde0.1
[2]-Anethol3.76.9
α-Terpinen-7-al2.210.1
Thymol75.151.82
Dihydrocarveol acetate6.2130.70.3
Terpinyl acetate0.9
4-Methoxyacetophenone1
Eugenol17.517.217.813.269.25.2
Cicloysosativene2.3
α-Ylangene1.1
Decanoic acid1
Thujico acid<0.1
β-Cubebene0.4
n-Undecanol2.3
6,8-Nonadien-2-one,6-methyl-5-(1-methyletildene)0.3
iso-Italicene1.1
β-Longipinene0.50.1
Methyleugenol0.3
β-Ionol0.7
(Z)-Caryophyllene2.30.30.8
[2]-α-Ionone0.60.2
Nerol acetate3.7
α-Isomethyl-[2]-ionol7
Aromadendrene0.3
Bakerol7.5
trans-Cadina-16,4-diene0.3
9-epi-[2]-Caryophyllene0.2
α-Acoradiene0.5
γ-Gurjunene0.6
γ-Muurolene0.3
[2]-β-Ionone0.68.1
[2]-Methyl isoeugenol0.60.2
10,11-Epoxy-calamenene0.3
α-Zingiberene0.3
γ-Amorphene1.3
Methyl p-tert-buthylphenil acetate0.30.820.2
10-Undecenol acetate23.60.1
β-Curcumene1.9
7-epi-α-Selinene1.1
2E,4E-Dodecandienal1.22.12
α-Thujaplicinol4.8
Eugenol acetate9
α-Bulnesene0.4
(Z)-Nerolidol0.51.62.51.30.1
α-Calacorene0.60.6
Germacrene B2.70.1
β-Calacorene1.8
Dodecanoic acid5.9
Spathulenol22.34.240.2
Caryophyllene oxide1.73.81.70.8
1-Esadecene1.60.90.2
Ledol0.4
β-Oplopenone0.1
n-Exadecane2.62.82.90.1
Isolongifolan-7-α-ol3.82.10.1
Cubenol2<0.1
Caryophylla-4(12),8(13)-dien-5α-ol0.1
epi-α-Cadinol5.30.9
β-Acorenol1.52.97.42.30.1
epi-α-Muurolol0.1
cis-Guai-3,9-dien-11-ol0.7
allo-Aromadendrene epoxide1.5
Vulgarone B1.43.7
Cedr-8,15-en-10-olo4.160.1
α-Eudesmol1.6
14-Hydroxy-(Z)-caryophyellene2.10.2
n-Tetradecanol4.812.311.311.10.3
Elemol acetate0.7
epi-α-Bisabololo36.6
Cyperotundone1.634.64.10.1
Heptadecane1.23.81.20.1
Calamenen-10-one0.51.9
Longifolol2.7
Farnesol0.4
3-Otadecine0.3
Farnesale1
Santalol1
[2]-Nerolidil acetate0.8
Amorpha-4,9-diene0.31.6
Lanceol1.5
14-Oxy-α-muurolene0.3
α-Pinene60.4-72.6
Camphene1.8-1.1
Verbenene0.9
Sabinene2.6
β-Pinene0.7-2.5
α-Campholene-aldehyde1.7
trans-Pinocarveol2.3
trans-Verbenole3.9
cis-Verbenole1.2
Karahanaenone0.7
Pinocamphone0.5
Pinocarvone0.7
p-Mentha-1,5-dien 8-ol1.7
Terpineol-40.5
Myrtenal1
Verbenone1.8
Bornyl acetate0.5
Monoterpene hydrocarbons72.9-81.6
Oxygen-containing monoterpenes14.5
Oxygen-containing sesquiterpenes2.4
2-Octene2.3
3-Octaodiene0.7
2-Methyl-phenol0.8
Methyl benzene2.1
Dimethylbenzene2
Styrene4.2
Nonane1.7
Propyl benzene1.9
1-Hexyl-2-nitrocyclohexane9
(Z)-2-Octadecen-1-ol8.1
3,5,24-Trimethyltetracontane7.8
2-Octadecyl-1,3-propane-diol6.1
[2]-2-Tetradecen-1-ol5.8
11,14-Eicosadienoic acid methyl ester5.7
2,6,10,15-Tetramethyl-heptadecane4.2
11-Tricosene4
2-Piperidinone, n-[4-bromo-n-butyl]3.4
14-Heptadecenal2.8
[2]-9-Tetradecenoic acid2.7
Propylic acid2.8-46.3
Butanol3.5
Pent-3-en-2-one3.2-4.9
Butyric acid5.0-7.5
[2]-3-hexenol2.2
Methy-4-methyl valerate0.9-2.3
Tiglic acid13.6