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Chemical Structure
Chemical Structure
Properties of Monoterpenes in Essential Oils
Properties of Monoterpenes in Essential Oils
Contained in:
Contained in:
Very stimulating, potential skin irritants, anti-viral properties.
This is a vast group of chemicals with widely varying properties, so it is impossible to generalize about their therapeutic actions.
Monoterpene alcohol is also known as geraniol. Uses the geranyl- prefix.
Very stimulating, potential skin irritants, anti-viral properties.
This is a vast group of chemicals with widely varying properties, so it is impossible to generalize about their therapeutic actions.
Monoterpene alcohol is also known as geraniol. Uses the geranyl- prefix.
Angelica
Bergamot
Black pepper
Lemon
Nutmeg
Orange
Pine
Angelica
Bergamot
Black pepper
Lemon
Nutmeg
Orange
Pine
Monoterpenes
Monoterpenes
Geraniol
(3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadien-l-ol C10H18O)
Geraniol
(3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadien-l-ol C10H18O)
Geranyl acetate
Geranyl acetate
d-Limonene
d-Limonene
a-pinene: (1S,5S)-2,6,6-trimethylbicyclo[3.1.1]hept-2-ene
b-pinene: (1S,5S)-6,6-dimethyl-2-methylenebicyclo[3.1.1]heptane
a-pinene: (1S,5S)-2,6,6-trimethylbicyclo[3.1.1]hept-2-ene
b-pinene: (1S,5S)-6,6-dimethyl-2-methylenebicyclo[3.1.1]heptane
Monoterpenes include:
Limonene (found in 90 per cent of citrus oils)
Pinene (found in high concentrations in pine and turpentine oils).
Monoterpenes include:
Limonene (found in 90 per cent of citrus oils)
Pinene (found in high concentrations in pine and turpentine oils).