Hyssop type cineol
Hyssopus officinalisTECHNICAL INFORMATION
CAS | 8006-83-5 / 84603-66-7 |
EINECS / ELINCS | 283-266-2 |
FEMA | 2591 |
INCI NAME | Hyssopus Officianalis Herb Oil |
ORGANOLEPTIC INFORMATION
Aspecto | Transparent liquid |
Color | Pale yellow to pale brown |
Olor | Characteristic, sweet, cineolic, herbaceous, balsamic. |
PHYSICAL-CHEMICAL INFORMATION
Densidad | 0.900 - 0.960 |
Refracción | 1.460 - 1.480 |
Rotación | -10 / 0 |
Punto de inflamación | 50º C |
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION (Active principles)
Componente | NORMA |
---|---|
a-PINENE | 2 - 4 |
b-PINENE | 5 - 18 |
b-MYRCENE | 1 - 4 |
LIMONENE | 2 - 6 |
1,8 CINEOLE | 40 - 57 |
Cis-b-OCIMENE | 2 - 5 |
Trans-b-OCIMENE | 1 - 4 |
a-TERPINEOL | 1 - 3 |
GERMACREN D | 0.5 - 2 |
DESCRIPTION
The Hyssop oil, the type Cineol, is obtained by steam ddistillation from the Hyssopus Officinalis plant.
This plant is native to the Iberian Peninsula.
The hyssop is a herbaceous or sub-bushy plant that form dense bushes and reach 60 cm high. The leaves are dark green and elongated. The flowers are presented in spikes and are blue (sometimes pink or white).
It blooms during the summer, being its harvest at the end of September.
The plant is very used in beekeeping, giving an excellent honey rich in aroma.
Its leaves serve as an aromatic condiment, having a slightly bitter taste and an intense menthol aroma, which also makes it a basic component in liqueurs.
Traditional medicine uses it as a natural remedy for colds.
It has balsamic, expectorant, antitussive, antiseptic and digestion stimulating properties.
Its essential oil has a psychoanaleptic and antibiotic effect.
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