Table 1 GC/MS analysis of the essential oil from Cinnamomum cassia Presl

1

Benzaldehyde

7.58

982

0.42

2

2,2,4,6,6-Pentamethylheptane

7.84

983

0.21

3

2,5,9-Trimethyldecane

9.10

1121

0.49

4

2,5-Dimethylundecane

9.49

1136

0.33

5

Phenylethyl alcohol

11.79

1175

0.29

6

Cinnamaldehyde

16.57

1189

42.37

7

3,4-Dimethoxyphenethyl alcohol

17.78

1514

0.79

8

Germacrene D

18.97

1515

0.32

9

cis-2-Methoxycinnamic acid

19.69

1546

43.06

10

Cinnamyl acetate

20.88

1589

1.83

11

Coumarin

20.99

1623

1.25

12

o-Methoxycinnamaldehyde

22.70

1745

5.11

13

trans-Caryophyllene

22.95

1832

0.43

14

1,2-Dimethoxy-4-(3-methoxy-1-propenyl) benzene

24.11

1946

2.05

15

2-Ethyl-5-propylphenol

24.78

1993

0.21

16

β-Phenethyl cinnamate

32.01

2041

0.16