Madagascar Cardamom
From Wikur Essential Oils and Fragrances
Contents
Classification
- Botanical Name : Aframomum angustifolium
- Other Names : Guinea Grains, Longoza Plant, Mlelgueta Pepper, Maniguette Fine
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- Origin : Tropical Africa - Guinea to Ethiopia, south to Angola, Zambia, Mozambique, Madagascar, Seychelles
Extraction Method
- Parts Used : fruits and seeds
- Steam distillation
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Olfactory Description
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- Perfumery Note:
- peppery sweet sugar sugary pepper fresh fruity apricot spicy resin resinous
Chemical Constituents
- alpha-pinene : 6,11 %
- sabinene : 1,92 %
- beta-pinene : 46,55 %
- trans pinocarvyl acetate : 1,55 %
- cis pinocarvyl acetate : 6,13 %
- Myrtenyl acetate : 3,44 %
- trans beta-caryophyllene : 16,96 %
- alpha-humulene : 1,80 %
- Caryophyllene oxide : 2,55 %
Aromatherapy
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