Research Article

Effect of Eucalyptus Oil Inhalation on Pain and Inflammatory Responses after Total Knee Replacement: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Table 1

Chemical compositions of the eucalyptus oil determined by GC-MS.

RTa (min)KIbCompoundArea %c

12.952 1038 α-pinene4.95
14.513 1075 α-fenchene0.01
14.897 1084 Camphene0.03
16.826 1128 β-pinene0.75
17.571 1144 o-cymene0.01
19.118 1177 b-myrcene0.95
19.477 1184 α-phellandrene1.09
20.221 1199 α-terpinene 0.24
21.447 1227 Limonene13.68
21.985 1239 1,8-cineole61.46
22.560 1251 trans-β-ocimene0.33
23.431 1269 γ-terpinene5.87
24.619 1293 -cymene8.55
25.152 1304 α-terpinolen0.41
25.308 1307 Isoamyl isovalerate0.04
28.679 1381 o-menthone0.05
29.771 1403 α-pinene epoxide 0.02
32.286 1461 Dehydro- -cymene0.02
33.529 1489 cis-Limonene oxide0.05
36.294 1554 Linalool0.20
38.286 1600 Fenchyl alcohol0.07
39.233 1624 4-Terpineol0.38
41.487 1680 trans-pinocarveol0.21
42.519 1705 cis-Citral0.03
42.713 1710 Crypton0.01
42.883 1715 α-terpineol0.53
43.115 1721 α-terpinyl acetate0.01
43.204 1723 Borneol0.02
44.984 1770 Carvone0.01
48.033 1852 cis-Carveol0.02
48.139 1855 trans-Geraniol0.004

RT: retention time. bKI: Kovats indices. cCalculated with peak area obtained from GC/MS.