Safrole-Rich Oil Production and Trade in Peninsular
H. F. Lim et al.
RM5/USD5
9 pp
2007
In Peninsular Malaysia, five species of Cinnamomum
(i.e. C. impressicostatum, C. mollissimum, C. porrectum (formerly
known as C. parthenoxylon), C. pubescens and C. sintoc)
were reported to contain high levels of safrole (more
than 50%) either in their leaves, bark or wood. The two non-Cinnamomum
species (Dryobalanops aromatica and D. beccarii)
whose essential oils rich in safrole (e.g. camphor
oils) are harvested for their timber value. There is no evidence that such
timber species are harvested for safrole-rich oils.