CHEMICAL GROUP CLASSIFICATION OF VOLATILE OILS

Following are the divisions in which volatile oils and volatile containing drugs are placed.

1. Hydrocarbon volatile oils: e.g. Cubeb, Turpentine oil

2. Alcoholic volatile oils: e.g. Peppermint, Cardamom, and Coriander.

3. Aldehyde volatile oils: e.g. Bitter orange peel, lemon peel, and sweet orange peel.

4. Ketonic volatile oils: e.g. Camphor, spearmint, and caraway.

5. Phenolic volatile oils: e.g. Clove, Thyme.

6. Phenolic ether volatile oils: e.g. Fennel, Anise, and Myristica.

7. Oxide volatile oils: e.g. chenopodium, eucalyptus.

8. Ester volatile oils: e.g. Rose merry oil.

9. Miscellaneous: e.g. Allium, Anthum.