The Components of the Essential Oil in Fatsia japonica Decne. et Planch

Abstract

Fatsia japonica Decne. et Planch. is an endemic plant of Japan.
The essential oil in leaves and panicles of this plant, was examined in detail.
The yield of oil obtained from fresh leaves and that from panicles were 0. 004∼0. 022% and 0.005%, respectively. The oil consisted of more than 28 components. The major sesquiter-penes were(-) -epi-cubenol, (+)-δ-cadinene, α-muurolene, α-copaene, β-copaene, α-cube-bene, β-bourbonene, and calamenene ; the noticeable monoterpens were 4-terpinenol, linalool, and a-terpineol.
6, 10, 14-Trimethyl-2-pentadecanone was at first detected as a natural product.