TANSY OIL Property

Odor

at 10.00 % in dipropylene glycol. wormwood thujonic herbal minty woody spicy

Odor Type

thujonic

EPA Substance Registry System

Oils, tansy (8016-87-3)

Hazard and Precautionary Statements (GHS)

Symbol(GHS)

Signal word

Warning

Hazard statements

H302Harmful if swallowed

H412Harmful to aquatic life with long lasting effects

Precautionary statements

P264Wash hands thoroughly after handling.

P264Wash skin thouroughly after handling.

P270Do not eat, drink or smoke when using this product.

P273Avoid release to the environment.

P301+P312IF SWALLOWED: call a POISON CENTER or doctor/physician IF you feel unwell.

P330Rinse mouth.

P501Dispose of contents/container to..…

TANSY OIL Chemical Properties,Usage,Production

Chemical Properties

The oil is obtained by steam distillation. The oil has a warm, sharp, spicy odor.

Physical properties

The oil distilled from the fresh plant is a green liquid, while the oil from dried leaves and flowering tops is yellow.

Occurrence

Found in the plant T. vulgare L. (Fam. Compositae).

Preparation

By steam distillation of the whole T. vulgare plant (Gildemeister & Hoffman, 1961).

Definition

Extractives and their physically modified derivatives. Tanacetium vulgare, Compositae.

Essential oil composition

The principal constituents of tansy oil are thujone, camphor and borneol

Toxicity evaluation

The acute oral LD₅₀ value in rats was reported as 1.15 g/kg (0.58-1.72 g/kg) and the acute dermal LD₅₀ value in rabbits as > 5 g/kg (Moreno, 1974). In mice, the LD₅₀ of essential oils, including tansy oil, was 3-5 mg; no conjunctivitis was produced by a 1% emulsion of tansy oil given as eye drops daily for 1 wk (Rotmistrov, Gendenshtein & Matveenko, 1957).