Constituent · Sesquiterpene hydrocarbon
γ-gurjunene
γ-gurjunene is a sesquiterpene hydrocarbon — a heavier, woody or spicy base-note compound that lingers longer than the light terpenes. Across our dataset it was measured in 13 oils (42 samples), concentrating most in Wormwood, Sage, Tangerine.
Essential oils richest in γ-gurjunene
Measured relative composition (GC peak-area %) pooled across published GC-MS samples — median, typical range (middle 50%) and the maximum seen.
| Oil | Median | Typical range | Max | Samples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wormwood | 5.81% | 3.51%–8.11% | 10.41% | 2 |
| Sage | 3.9% | 3.9%–3.9% | 3.9% | 1 |
| Tangerine | 3.75% | 3.75%–3.75% | 3.75% | 1 |
| Clary sage | 0.7% | 0.7%–0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| Cardamom | 0.59% | 0.42%–0.75% | 0.91% | 2 |
| Ylang ylang | 0.44% | 0.38%–0.5% | 0.56% | 2 |
| Patchouli | 0.33% | 0.09%–1.1% | 2.7% | 4 |
| Copaiba | 0.29% | 0.29%–0.29% | 0.29% | 1 |
| Rosemary | 0.2% | 0.2%–0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| Basil | 0.16% | 0.14%–0.22% | 0.8% | 22 |
| Myrrh | 0.11% | 0.11%–0.11% | 0.11% | 1 |
| Black pepper | 0.1% | 0.06%–0.5% | 0.9% | 3 |
| Manuka | 0.1% | 0.1%–0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
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Related constituents
Other sesquiterpene hydrocarbon compounds across the oils.
Figures are GC peak-area percentages pooled across published GC-MS samples, not concentrations, and describe chemistry — not health effects. How this is built →