Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity

Review Article

Current Insights on Bioactive Molecules, Antioxidant, Anti-Inflammatory, and Other Pharmacological Activities of Cinnamomum camphora Linn

Table 4

Natural bioactive molecules found in different parts of the C. camphora tree.
Part of the treeMajor natural bioactive molecules
Camphor1,8-CineoleLinaloolCitronellalα-pineneCampheneSafroleβ-pineneLimoneneEucalyptolα-Terpineol or terpineolD-borneolReferences
Leaf oil++++++[18]
Branch+++[18]
Wood essential oil++++[18]
Root essential oil+++[18]
Essential oil from leaf and branch mixture+++++++[18, 38]
Essential oil from wood, leaf and branch mixture++++[18]
Twig essential oil++[37]
Seeds oil+++[37]
Fruit oil+++[37, 39]
Fresh leaves+[10, 40]