SPICEBUSH [LINDERA-BENZOIN (L) BLUME VAR BENZOIN, LAURACEAE] - A TEA,SPICE AND MEDICINE

The essential oils of fresh leaves, twigs, and/or fruits of spicebush cultivated in Oregon (field distilled) and Delaware (laboratory distil led) are examined by GC/MS. The oil of leaves of spicebush is notably high in 6-methyl-5-hepten-2-one (1.94% in Oregon to 34.83 +/- 9.69% in Delaware). beta-caryophyllene (15.26% in Oregon to 48.44 +/- 1.35% in Delaware), and/or (E)-nerolidol (10.20% in Oregon to 12.05 +/- 2.02% in Delaware). The oil of the twigs of spicebush is notably high in 1,8 -cineole (45.41 +/- 0.35% in Delaware), while the oil of the fruits is notably high in alpha-phellandrene (64.62 +/- 0.66% in Delaware) and beta-phellandrene (11.23 +/- 0.17% in Delaware).