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Common Name:
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Artemisia Oil ( Armoise Oil )
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Botanical Name:
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Artemisia vulgaris L.
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Geographic origin of the plant:
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Western Nepal
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Method of growing:
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Wild
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Introduction / Varity of plant / Method of
extraction / Distilled organ:
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The essential oil is obtained by steam
distillation of the aerial part of Artemisia vulgaris L.
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1.
Organoleptic Properties
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Appearance
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Fluid
liquid.
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Color
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Pale
yellow or slightly greenish.
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Aroma
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Powerful,
fresh-camphoraceous, somewhat green & bitter-sweet.
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2.
Physico-chemical Properties
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Specific gravity
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0.8786
to 0.9265 at 25º C
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Optical rotation
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[-]
13.25º to [-] 29.35º at 25º C
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Refractive index
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1.350
to 1.49 at 25º C
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Acid number
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2.49
to 6.5
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Ester number
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25.05
to 55
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Ester number after acetylation
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65
to 90
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Solubility
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Insoluble
in alcohol
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3. Uses
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(a) In perfumes and as a flavoring agent
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Synonyms : ARMOISE OIL (ARTEMISIA VULGARIS); MUGWORT
OIL (ARTEMISIA VULGARIS); YOMUGI OIL (ARTEMISIA VULGARIS); ARTEMISIA
VULGARIS OIL; COMMON MUGWORT OIL;
Odor Description : Powerful Fresh Cedarleaf Minty Camphor Sage
Herbal Bitter-sweet
Appearence : Pale Yellow Amber To Almost Colorless Liquid
NAFTA H. # : 3301.29.6000
CAS. # : 8008-93-3
Specific Gravity : 0.90100 - 0.93600 @ 20.00 C
7.506 - 7.798 Pounds Per Gallon
Actual S.G. : 0.92800 @ 20.00 C
7.731 Pounds Per Gallon
Blends Well With : Patchouli; Rosemary; Clary Sage;
3,3-dimethyl-1,5-dioxaspiro[5.5]undecane; 3,3-dimethyl-2-(3-butenyl)norbornanol;
Insoluble in : Water;
Some Perfumery Uses : Cedarleaf; Balsam; Lavandin;
Fern; Aftershave Fragrances;
Aromatherapy class: balancing, stimulating, energizing,
toning
Aroma type: aromatic
Traditional use: emollient, soothing agent, muscle relaxant
blends well with: patchouli, rosemary, lavandin, sage, clary
sage, cedarwood, cedar leaf
Safety Information: should be avoided by pregnant women
Description : Artemisia Vulgaris plants seem to have
originated in Eastern Europe and Western Asia. Most of these species are
found growing wild and abundantly all over the temperate and cold
temperate zones of the world. A very common weed in Central Europe,
Southeastern Europe, India, China and Japan is the Artemisia Vulgaris.
An essential oil is steam distilled from the dried herb in Nepal, the
South of France, in Morocco, Germany, Hungary, India, China and Japan.
The French oil is known as essence d'Armoise. Artemisia Vulgaris Oil is
a Pale yellow or almost Colorless liquid. The odor is powerful, fresh
camphoraceous, somewhat green and bitter sweet, with a cedarleaf like
topnote and a sage rosemary like bodynote. The dryout is very pleasant,
sweet herbaceous and tea like. The flavor of Artemisia Vulgaris Oil is
warm, almost pungent, but also bitter sweet, showing a slightly cooling
effect in higher dilution. It should be kept in mind that there are
numerous types of this oil on the market and that wide variations in
odor and flavor can be expected according to the origin of the oil.
infusions of the dried herb are used in Europe for gargles in the same
way as infusions of Dalmatian sage herb
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