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:
(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.
