Factors influencing the yield and the quality of the obtaining essential oil from the leaves of eucalyptus citriodora hook

摘要

Yield and composition of essential oil of Eucalyptus citriodora Hook. (Growing in Crete, Greece) were evaluated, using different dryness procedures (open air and oven dryness) and different Distillation parameters (the degree of plant comminution and the duration of distillation). The chemical Composition of the essential oil was determined by GC and GC/MS. More than eighty components were Detected; thirty-six of them, representing the 96.53/100 of the total oil, were identified.