Cedarwood
From Wikur Essential Oils and Fragrances
Contents
Classification
- Botanical Name : Cedrus atlantica, Juniperus virginiana, Cedrus libani, Juniperus mexicana
- Other Names : Cedar Essential Oil, Atlas cedarwood, Atlas cedar, True cedarwood, Red cedar, Texas cedarwood
- CAS Number : 8023-85-6 (Atlas) /8000-27-9 (Virginia)
- Origin : USA, Lebanon
Extraction Method
- Parts Used : Wood, roots and stumps
- Crop :
- Steam distillation, extraction
- Physical Description : pale yellow to yellow clear oily liquid
Olfactory Description
- Family : Woody
- Perfumery Note: Base / Fixative
- warm, balsamic, woody dry smoky pencils
Chemical Constituents
- alpha-acoradiene : 0,20 %
- beta-acoradiene : 0,30 %
- alpha-alaskene : 0,90 %
- beta-alaskene : 0,10 %
- alpha-bisabolol : 0,60 %
- alpha-cedrene : 21,10 - 24,5 %
- beta-cedrene : 5,6 - 8,20 %
- cedrol : 16 - 26 %
- 6-isocedrol : 0,20 %
- alpha-chamigrene : 1,60 %
- beta-chamigrene : 1,80 %
- cubebol : 0,10 %
- cuparene : 1,60 %
- ar-curcumene : 0,10 %
- gamma-curcumene : 0,10 %
- beta-farnesene : 0,10 %
- alpha-himachalene : 0,20 %
- beta-himachalene : 2,10 %
- alpha-selinene : 3 %
- beta-selinene : 0,10 %
- thujopsene : 15 - 32 %
- valencene : 0,10 %
- widdrol : 1,40 - 9,50 %
- gamma-eudesmol : 2,45 - 5,20 %
- beta-caryophyllene : 0,5 - 2,6 %
- alpha-pinene : 0,4 %
Aromatherapy
http://wikiwel.com/wikihealing//index.php?title=Cedar_Essential_Oil