果穗含糖,鞣酸(tannic acid),蘋果酸( malicacid),維生素(vitamin)B1、B2、C和胡蘿蔔素(carotene);其脂類的脂肪酸主要為亞油酸(linoleic acid),油酸(oleic acid),軟脂酸(palmitic acid),硬脂酸(stearic acid),尚有少量辛酸(caprylic acid),壬酸(pelargonic acid),癸酸(capric acid),肉荳蔻酸(myris-tic acid),亞麻酸(linolenic acid)等。精油中含桉葉素(cineole),牻兒醇(geraniol),芳樟醇乙酸酯(linalyl acetat),芳樟醇(linalool),樟腦(camphor),a-蒎烯(α-pinene)和檸檬烯(limonene)等;磷脂總含量0.41%,其中磷脂酸膽鹼(phosphatidyl choline)32.15%,溶血磷脂酸膽鹼(lysophosphatidy choline)19.30%,磷脂酸乙醇胺(phosphatidyl ethanolamine)15.91%,磷脂酸(phosphatidic acid)12.40%,磷脂酰肌醇(phosphatidyl inosi-tol)10.53%,雙磷脂酰甘油(diphosphatidyl glycerol)6.59%。還含矢車菊素(cyanidin)和矢車菊甙(chrysanthemin)。