Reportedly obtained in 1 to 2% yields by steam distillation of the bark. It has an aromatic odor with a burning, bitter
flavor. As an essential oil, it is rarely seen as a commercial product.
It is a yellowish liquid turning dark with aging
Extractives and their physically modified derivatives. Galipea cusparia, Rutaceae.
Essential oil composition
The main constituents include galipoline (a C15H26O sequiterpene alcohol) at approximately 14% galipene and cadinene. The bark also contains alkaloids, such as cusparine, cusparidine and galipoidine (Burdock, 1997).
