Essential oils were extracted from the leaves and fruits of Pimenta dioica and leaves, stalks and floral buttons from Syziguim aromaticum by hydrodistillation using a Clevenger apparatus. The essential oil compositions were determined by CG-MS analyses. The yield varied from 0.97 to 1.41% and from 2.30 to 15.40% in the P. dioica and S. aromaticum, respectively. In both species the major component was the eugenol, varied from 72.87 to 90.41%, being richer the essential oil extracted from S. aromaticum. Chavicol and β-caryophyllene were identified in low percentage.
Syzygium aromaticum; Pimenta dioica; Myrtaceae; eugenol; Brazil; Essential oil
