Armoise oil Chemical Properties

Density 

0.91

refractive index 

nD20 1.460-1.4741

FEMA 

3114 | WORMWOOD (ARTEMISIA ABSINTHIUM L.)

color 

A pale yellow or almost colourless liquid. Cineole and dehydromatricaria ester are constituents of armoise oil

Odor

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Odor Type

herbal

CAS DataBase Reference

8008-93-3

EPA Substance Registry System

Oils, wormwood (8008-93-3)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xn

Risk Statements 

22-36/38

Safety Statements 

26-36

Toxicity

The acute oral LD₅₀ value in mice was reported as 0-37.(0-26-0-48 g/kg) (Moreno, 1974). The acute dermal LD₅₀ value in guinea-pigs was reported as > 5 g/kg(Moreno, 1974).

Armoise oil Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

See Artemisia.

Physical properties

See Artemisia Extract

Occurrence

Found in the perennial shrub Artemisia vulgaris L.(Fam. Compositae) (Guenther, 1952).

Uses

Oil as flavoring in alcoholic beverages, e.g. vermouth, which is a blend of white wines, contg traces of absinthium and other flavors; formerly in absinthe.

Uses

armoise oil is a mixture of natural essential oils said to have antimicrobial properties and the ability to act as a cosmetic preservative. For this mixture to be effective in a cosmetic preparation, a 2 percent concentration is required. Mixtures such as this in leave-on products may cause skin sensitivity if not carefully formulated.

Preparation

By steam distillation of the leaves and flowering tops of A. vulgaris L. (Fenaroli’s Handbook of Flavor Ingredients, 1971). A paper describing the sesquiterpene lactones of Artemesia has been written by Geissman (1970).

Definition

Extractives and their physically modified derivatives. Artemisia absinthium, Compositae.

Essential oil composition

Six essential oils along with their important constituents from Artemisia absinthium L. are reported by CoE (2000). These essential oils include: (Z)-epoxy-ocimene chemotype; sabinyl acetate chemotype; chrysanthenyl acetate chemotype; β-thujone chemotype; β-thujone/epoxy ocimene (mixed chemotype) and cis-chrysanthenol chemotype.

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