Assessment of Cytotoxic Activity of Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.), Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.), and Ginger (Zingiber officinale R.) Essential Oils in Cervical Cancer Cells (HeLa)

Table 1

Components of essential oils of dried leaves of R. officinalis (REO) and rhizomes of C. longa (CEO) and Z. officinale (GEO) from Southern Brazil, identified by GC/MS.

Components	Percentage (%)
	REO	CEO	GEO
Monoterpenes
α-Pinene		0.6	6.0
Camphene	3.7	—
β-Pinene	1.8	—	0.7
p-Cymene	2.1	0.8	0.1
β-Myrcene	0.7	—	—
1.8-Cineole		0.7
3-Carene	0.2	—	—
Myrcene	—	—	1.9
α-Terpinene	0.4	—
trans-β-Ocimene	0.1	—	—
γ-Terpinene	0.4	—	—
cis-Ocimene	—	—	0.2
Terpinolene	—	—	0.4
6-Camphenol	0.1	—	—
Oxygenated monoterpenes
Vinyl propionate	—	1.7	—
Tricyclene	—	—	0.4
Sabinene	—	—	0.1
Camphor		0.1	—
α-Phellandrene	0.1	—	0.7
β-Phellandrene	—	—
α-Terpineol	2.3	0.2	0.6
4-Terpineol	0.5	—	—
γ-Curcumene	—	0.5	—
α-Turmerone	—		—
β-Turmerone	—		—
Limonene	3.5	—	—
Linalool	0.4	—	0.6
Borneol	3.0	—	0.9
Isoborneol	0.1	—	—
Citronellol	—	—	0.5
Neral	—	—	4.6
Geraniol	—	—	2.4
Sesquiterpenes
β-Sesquiphellandrene	—	2.4	—
β-Caryophyllene	—	0.4	—
ar-Turmerol	—	1.5	—
ar-Turmerone	—		—
ar-Curcumene	—	2.6	—
α-Cadinol	—	1.3	—
(6R,7R)-Bisabolone	—	3.1	—
(E)-α-Atlantone	—	1.4	—
geranial	—	—
α-zingiberene	—	1.0	—

Source: Bomfim et al. [10], Ferreira et al. [11] and Nerilo et al. [12]. Majority components of essential oils.