SAGE OIL, SPANISH Property

Boiling point:

181 °C(lit.)

Density 

0.912 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.468(lit.)

FEMA 

3003 | SAGE OIL, SPANISH (SALVIA LAVANDULAEFOLIA VAHL.)

Flash point:

120 °F

Odor

herbal sage camphor

Odor Type

herbal

Safety

WGK Germany 

3

Toxicity

Both the acute oral LD₅₀ value in rats and the acute dermal LD₅₀ value in rabbits exceeded 5 g/kg (Wohl, 1974).

Hazard and Precautionary Statements (GHS)

SAGE OIL, SPANISH Chemical Properties,Usage,Production

Chemical Properties

Spanish sage oil, obtained by steam distillation, is a slightly yellow liquid having a camphoraceous odor with a cineole top note.

Chemical Properties

Wild herb growing mainly in Spain (Murcia, Almeria and Granada provinces). The only part used is the leaves. Spanish sage has a camphoraceous, fresh odor with a cineole top note.

Physical properties

It is a colorless to slightly yellowish oil. It is soluble in most fixed oils and in glycerin. It is soluble, usually with opalescence, in mineral oil and propylene glycol.

Occurrence

Found in the plant S. lavandulaefolia Vahl (or S. hispanorum Lag., Fam. Labiatae) (Guenther, 1949).

Preparation

By distillation of S. lavandulaefolia Vahl (Gildemeister & Hoffman, 1961).

Essential oil composition

Main constituents include cineol, linalool, linalyl acetate, linalyl isovalerate, d-camphor, probably camphene, pinene and dipentene. Some oils from the Jaen province of Spain have been reported to exhibit a slight levo optical rotation.