Chemical Composition of the Bulgarian Sumac Oil

Composition of the essential oil of Cotinus coggygria Scop. from Turkey

“…6 In another study,˛-pinene (44%), limonene (20%) anď -pinene (11.4%) were characterized as the main components in a commercial essential oil from Bulgaria. 4 The biological activity and constituents were subject to other recent studies. 7,8 The present essential oil was interesting in containing a high percentage of (Z )-and (E )-ˇ-ocimenes (37.6%), especially the cis-form, which is regarded as important by the perfume industry.…”

“…The roots are used in the dying of leather and cloths into a yellowish colour. 3,4 The composition and antimicrobial activity of C. coggygria oils have been reported. 5 -8 In this work, we report on the analysis of the essential oil from leaves of cultivated C. coggygria by GC-MS.…”

Essential oils of leaves, inflorescences and infructescences of spontaneousCotinus coggygria Scop. from Greece

“…4,6 In the folk medicine of various countries, C. coggygria has been used for its antiinflammatory, antimicrobial and wound-healing properties. 7,8 Extracts of C. coggygria from the USA showed in vitro antioxidant activity. 9 In Bulgaria the characteristic terpene-like aroma of C. coggygria is industrially produced for use in perfumery.…”

“…9 In Bulgaria the characteristic terpene-like aroma of C. coggygria is industrially produced for use in perfumery. 7 In this work we report on the analysis of the essential oils from dried leaves, inflorescences and infructescences of wild-growing C. coggygria in Greece.…”

“…Limonene, an important flavour and fragrance additive, is also the main component in the leaf oil of cultivated C. coggygria, as well as in a commercial essential oil from Bulgaria. 7 The main components of the oils from Mt Elikon were the monoterpenes myrcene (32.0% and 29.5% in leaves and infructescences, respectively) sabinene (18%, 15.5%) and α-pinene (15.9%, 10.5%). Myrcene and α-pinene were reported to be the major constituents of C. coggygria oil growing naturally in France.…”