Chemical constituents of lawang root oil

Spectroscopic analysis of lawang root oil identified methyl salicylate as the major component. This result contrasts with the known composition of bark-derived lawang oil, in which eugenol is the major component. The validity of the compositional analysis was confirmed by extraction of an authentic sample of plant root tissue, and comparison with the commercially available essential oil.

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Spectroscopic analysis revealed that lawang root oil contains methyl salicylate, contrary to the previously believed eugenol found in bark-derived lawang oil. The compositional analysis was further validated by comparing an authentic sample from plant root tissue with the commercially available essential oil.