Camphor basil

Linalool Refreshing, floral-woody Basil (Ocimum basilicum) Bois de Rose (Aniba rosaeodora) Camphor tree (Cinnamomum cam-phora)... 

Ocimum basilicum L (Basil). The oil of O. basilicum leaves (0.2-1.9%) from plants collected from different geographical locations exhibited chemical variation. Both leaves and flowering tops exhibited the same composition. While the first chemovariety contained mainly geranial (50%) and neral (31%), the second had mainly camphor (32%) and linalool (29%), and the third exclusively linalool (over 95%) (59). Many chemotypes of O. basilicum and other Ocimum spp. are known to exist. This shrub is widely used in Kenya to repel mosquitoes. Vapour from boiling leaves is used for nasal and bronchial catarrh, while a decoction of the roots is used for treatment of constipation and stomach pains (35). 

The 4-methoxy pattern. The pivotal essential oil is 4-allylanisole, or methyl chavicol, or estragole (called esdragol in the old literature). This allyl compound is found in turpentine, anise, fennel, bay, tarragon, and basil. Its smell is light, and reminiscent of fennel. The propenyl analogue is called anethole, or anise camphor, and it is found in both anise and camphor. It is a... 

Patchouli oil is adulterated to a certain extent with the oU from other leaves which are fraudulently packed with patchouli leaves, such as basil leaves and the leaves of a Malayan plant, known as purpulut (Urena lobata). The leaves of Hyptis suaveoUns are also used as an adulterant. Sassafras (or heavy camphor oil) is sometimes found as an adulterant, as well as cubeb oil, cedar-wood oil, and —rarely— petroleum. 

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