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ABSTRACTThe aim of the study was to examine the effect of drying on the aroma profile and bioactivity of Cinnamomum camphoraL. leaf. Clevenger was used to extract essential oils and were analyzed by GC and GC-MS. Principal component analysis (PCA) was used to visualize the variance in the aroma profile. These oils were tested for their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory potential. Fresh oil was found to be rich in camphor, limonene, α-pinene and myrcene. Camphor, limonene and α-pinene were the major constituents of all the oils under different drying conditions. The content of camphor increased significantly upon drying. Shade drying could be used as the most prominent drying method for C. camphoraL. as it was found to have the highest camphor content (67.30 %), essential oil yield (0.34 %) and in-vitroanti-inflammatory activity potential (IC50: 7.46 μg mL−1). Monoterpene hydrocarbons might be responsible for the antioxidant activity.