The composition of the leaf oils of J. recurva from India (Sikkim) and Nepal were analysed and compared with the composition of J. recurva var. squamata from western India. The major components of the essential oils were α-pinene (0.5-6.9%), sabinene (0.4-13.4%), δ-3-carene (13.6-23.7%), limonene (0.2-18.4%), terpinen-4-ol (0.2-3.7%), γ-cadinene (0.4-3.9%), δ-cadinene (0.8-10.2%), elemol (3.9-5.1%), cubenol (0-3.7%), epi-α-cadinol (0.3-5.5%), epi- α-muurolol (0.5-5.5%), α-cadinol (0.8-13.1%) and 4-epi- abietal (trace-3.75%).