Compound Monograph
Myrtenol
A bicyclic monoterpene alcohol occurring as a minor component of lavender and several other essential oils.
Sources · 2
Where Does It Come From?
Myrtenol is a naturally occurring bicyclic monoterpene alcohol, found in Lavender and Myrtle. It is well tolerated orally (low toxicity).
Concentration
Content by Source
Concentrations not reported. No percent-dry-weight or mg/g figures have been published for this compound in its source plants.
Research & Evidence
Myrtenol is a bicyclic monoterpene alcohol related to pinene, occurring as a minor component of lavender and various other essential oils. Where Lavandula extracts protected neurons in ischaemia and 6-OHDA models, the effect has been attributed variously to the whole oil, to linalool, and to minor constituents such as myrtenol — single-model animal studies with no human counterpart, and no isolate-level attribution that holds up on its own.
Toxicity & Safety
Ordinary exposure is as a trace essential-oil component. No isolated-compound toxicity dataset was located; monoterpene alcohols as a class are skin irritants at neat concentrations.
Placeholder entry — a full monograph is pending via the compound-expansion worklist.
