Appendix II: Trade in Spices and Essential Oils

Table 9b. Traded quantities and values of some essential oils. NB: data are from pre-1993

Essential oil
Species
Family

Volume

(t)

Value

(US$000)

Value/ton (US$000)

Wormwood

Artemisia absinthum .

Asteraceae

6

200

33.3

Angelica root

Angelica archangelica

Apiaceae

4

3080

700.0

Blue chamomile

Chamomilla recutita

Asteraceae

4

2200

511.6

Parsley herb

Petroselinum crispum

Apiaceae

4

560

140.0

Asafoetida

Ferula assafoetida .

Apiaceae

3

1035

345.0

Wild chamomile

Chama emelum specie Ormenis mixta and O. multicaulis

Asteraceae

2

<0.1

 

Muhuhu

Brachylaena hutchinsii

Asteraceae

2

<0.1

 

Lovage root

Levisticum officinale .

Apiaceae

2

1600

800.0

Wild thyme

Thymus pulegioides .

Lamiaceae

2

100

50.0

Monarda (geraniol type)

Monarda fistulosa var. menthaefolia

Lamiaceae

2

40

20.0

Hyssop

Hyssopus officinalis .

Lamiaceae

2

32

17.8

Perilla

Perilla frutescens

Lamiaceae

2

1800

1200.0

Lovage herb

Levisticum officinale .

Apiaceae

2

712

474.7

Savory

Satureja montana .

Lamiaceae

2

90

60.0

Artemisia martima

Artemisia maritima .

Asteraceae

1

<0.1

 

Davana

Artemisia pallens

Asteraceae

1

300

300.0

Lovage seed

Levisticum officinale .

Apiaceae

0.9

unknown

 

Angelica seed

Angelica archangelica

Apiaceae

0.8

880

1100.0

Yarrow

Achillea millefolium .

Asteraceae

0.8

88

110.0

Celery herb

Apium graveolens

Apiaceae

0.8

60

75.0

Artemisia afra

Artemisia afra

Asteraceae

0.8

51

68.0

Artemisia annua

Artemisia annua .

Asteraceae

0.6

16

26.7

Santolina

Santolina chamaecyparissus .

Asteraceae

0.3

unknown

 

Helichrysum

Helichrysum stoechas and H italicum

Asteraceae

0.3

81

270.0

Ammoniac gum

Dorema ammoniacum

Apiaceae

0.2

unknown

 

Catnip

Nepeta cataria .

Lamiaceae

0.1

unknown

 

Elecampane

Inula helenium .

Asteraceae

0.1

unknown

 

Monarda (thymol type)

Monarda citriodora

Lamiaceae

0.1

5

50.0

Ocimum canum

Ocimum canum

Lamiaceae

0.1

5

50.0

Melissa

Melissa officinalis .

Lamiaceae

0.1

4

40.0

Balsamite

Chrysanthemum balsamita .

Asteraceae

0.1

3.5

35.0

Ereocephalus

Ereocephalus punctulatus

Asteraceae

0.05

unknown

 

Pteronia

Pteronia incana

Asteraceae

0.05

unknown

 

Artemisia vestita

Artemisia vestita

Asteraceae

0.05

unknown

 

Ninde

Aeollanthus gamwelliae

Lamiaceae

<0.05

unknown

 

American pennyroyal

Hedeoma pulegioides

Lamiaceae

<0.05

unknown

 

Tansy

Tanacetum vulgare .

Asteraceae

<0.05

unknown

 

Source: [22]