Classification of Volatile Oils

2.6.5 Classification of Volatile Oils

The most acceptable classification whereby volatile oils and volatile-oil containing drugs may be grouped together are as follows, namely:

(i) Hydrocarbon volatileoils,

(ii) Alcohol volatile oils,

(iii) Aldehyde volatile oils,

(iv) Ketone volatile oils,

(v) Phenol volatile oils,

(vi) Phenolic ether volatile oils,

(vii) Oxide volatile oils, and

(viii) Ester volatile oils.