Kenanga – Cananga Odorata
| Local name | kenanga; kernanga; sepalen; Kananga; kananga wangoa |
| Common name | cadmia; macassar oiltree; perfume tree; wooly-pine; ylang-ylang tree |
| Scientific name | Cananga odorata; Canangium odoratum (Lam.) Baill. ex King; Canangium scortechinii King; Uvaria odorata Lam. |
| Clasification | Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Spermatophyta Subphylum: Angiospermae Class: Dicotyledonae Order: Annonales Family: Annonaceae Genus: Cananga Species: Cananga odorata |
| Medical part | Flower, leaves |
| Key component | p-methylanisole, methyl benzoate and benzyl benzoate, benzyl acetate, geranyl acetate, cinnamyl acetate and (E,E)-farnesyl acetate, linalool, geraniol, and benzyl salicylate and their molecular structures, germacrene D and β-caryophyllene represented 63% of the total hydrocarbon fraction of ylang-ylang oil, γ-Muurolene. |
| Indication | Antimalaria, treats asthma, pneumonia and stomach aches, reduce sexual anxiety, antidepressant, managing hypertension, treats dandruff, headaches, eye inflammation, gout, antimicrobial (antibacterial, antifungal, antiprotozoal), antibiofilm, antioxidant, insecticidal, antimelanogenesis, anti-inflammatory, antipyperglycemic. |
| References | Tan LT, Lee LH, Yin WF, Chan CK, Abdul Kadir H, Chan KG, Goh BH. Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry, and Bioactivities of Cananga odorata (Ylang-Ylang). Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2015;2015:896314. doi: 10.1155/2015/896314. Epub 2015 Jul 30. PMID: 26294929; PMCID: PMC4534619. |