[GC-MS analysis and inhibitory activity of the essential oil extracted from the leaves of Lindera communis].

The essential oil isolated from the dried leaves of Lindera communis was analyzed by means of gas chromatography-mass(GC-MS) technique, the structures of 23 chemical components were identified from it in total, among these, (-)-spathulenol(relative content 22.50%), endo-1,3,3-trimethyl-2-norbornanol, acetate (10.06%), caryophyllene oxide (6.74%) and germacrene B(6.71%) were the main constituents. And also the oil in vitro exhibited manifest antifungal and antibacterial activities against 4 fungi pathogen species and 4 bacterial species with MIC between 0.08-0.8 ml/l.