ABIES ALBA LEAF OIL Property

color 

Colorless to pale-yellow oil from the steamdistillation of the crushed cones of Abies Alba Mill(FCTXAV 12,807,74)

Odor

at 100.00 %. fresh terpene dry pine woody rooty weedy green forest

Odor Type

balsamic

EPA Substance Registry System

Oils, silver fir (8021-27-0)

Safety

Toxicity

LD50 orl-rat: >5 g/kg

Hazard and Precautionary Statements (GHS)

Symbol(GHS)

Signal word

Danger

Hazard statements

H304May be fatal if swallowed and enters airways

H317May cause an allergic skin reaction

H410Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects

Precautionary statements

P261Avoid breathing dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray.

P272Contaminated work clothing should not be allowed out of the workplace.

P273Avoid release to the environment.

P280Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection.

P302+P352IF ON SKIN: wash with plenty of soap and water.

P321Specific treatment (see … on this label).

P333+P313IF SKIN irritation or rash occurs: Get medical advice/attention.

P363Wash contaminated clothing before reuse.

P391Collect spillage. Hazardous to the aquatic environment

P501Dispose of contents/container to..…

ABIES ALBA LEAF OIL Chemical Properties,Usage,Production

Description

Pyramidal, tall evergreen trees having horizontal branches, linear perennial leaves, and scaly cones. The parts used are the needles, twigs, and cones. Fir, pine has a very pleasant, balsamic, fresh odor and a bitter, pungent flavor.
A. sibirica, or Siberian fir, grows in the northern part of the former Soviet Union, Finland, and North America.
A. alba, silver fir or European fir, grows extensively in Europe (Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the former Yugoslavia). The tree has a characteristic whitish bark.
A. mayriana, or Japanese fir, grows specifically in Japan (Hokkaido Island).
Oils, distilled from Picea and Pinus species, are often traded under the generic name of fir needles oils.
A. alba (or A. excelsa or A. picea) essential oil is obtained by steam distillation of needles and twigs of European fir in approximately 0.3% yields. The oil is a colorless to pale-yellow liquid with a pleasant, balsamic odor of fir needles and a bitter, pungent flavor. Its main constituents include ι-α-pinene, ι-limonene, ι- bornyl acetate, lauric and decyclic aldehydes, and probably a sesquiterpene.
An essential oil is water- or steam-distilled also from the crushed cones of A. alba (Austria, (former) Yugoslavia, Switzerland, Germany). This so-called templin oil is a colorless to pale-yellow liquid with a fresh, balsamic odor somewhat reminiscent of petit- grain oil. Its physical-chemical constants vary depending on the source.
The composition of fir cones essential oil is very similar to the oil distilled from needles and twigs. It is usually added in small amounts to fir needles essential oil.

Chemical Properties

Abies alba oil is obtained by steam distillation of needles and twigs of European fr in approximately 0.3% yields The oil has a pleasant, balsamic odor of fr needles and a bitter, pungent favor Essential oil is also prepared by water or steam distillation from crushed cones of A alba (Austria, Yugoslavia, Switzerland, Germany) This so-called templin oil has a fresh, balsamic odor somewhat reminiscent of petitgrain oil.

Chemical Properties

European silver fir oil is produced in Central or (South) Eastern Europe by steamdistillation of needle-bearing twigs of Abies alba Mill. It is a colorless to pale yellow liquid with a pleasant odor of freshly cut fir needles.
d²⁵₂₅ 0.867–0.878; n²⁰_D 1.4700–1.4750; α²⁰_D ?67 ° to ?34 °; solubility: 1 vol in 7 vol of 90% ethanol; ester content (calculated as bornyl acetate): 4–10%.
Silver fir cone oil (templin oil) obtained from the cones of A. alba Mill., has similar properties.

Physical properties

Oil from A alba needles, twigs and other crushed cones is a colorless to pale-yellow liquid.

Definition

Extractives and their physically modified derivatives. Abies alba, Coniferae.

Safety Profile

Low toxicity by ingestion or skin contact. A skin irritant. When heated to decomposition it emits acrid smoke and irritating fumes.