Rosemary
From Wikur Essential Oils and Fragrances
Contents
Classification
- Botanical Name :Rosmarinus officinalis var verbenone : This chemotype is high in ketones.
- Botanical Name :Rosmarinus officinalis var cineole : This chemotype is high in oxides.
- Botanical Name :Rosmarinus officinalis var verbenone : This chemotype is high in ketones as well as monoterpenes. Contains less camphor and is widely regarded as being safer to use within topical applications. The aroma is more herbaceous and is preferred by many.
- Other Names : rosmarinus coronarium, compass plant, incensier
- CAS Number : 8000-25-7
- Origin : France, Spain, Tunesia, California, Russia, Middle East, England, Portugal, Yugoslavia, Morocco, China,...
Extraction Method
- Parts Used : Leaves and Flowers/Buds
- Steam distillation
- Physical Description : colorless to pale yellow clear liquid
Olfactory Description
- Family : Rustic / Camphoraceous
- Perfumery Note: Middle
- herbal camphoreous woody balsamic fresh herbaceous sweet medicinal
Chemical Constituents
- borneol : 1,69 - 9 %
- bornyl acetate : 0,12 - 7,59 %
- camphene : 1,6 - 3,98 %
- camphor : 7,42 - 27,3 %
- delta-cadinene : 0,18 - 0,61 %
- gamma-cadinene : 0,36 %
- delta-3-carene : 0,15 - 0,5 %
- carvacrol : 0,2 - 0,35 %
- beta-caryophyllene : 1,7 - 4,32 %
- caryophyllene oxide : 0,1 - 1,31 %
- 1,8-cineole : 22,2 - 53,48 %
- para-cymene : 0,99 - 1,8 %
- piperitenone : 0,27 %
- gamma-eudesmol : 0,3 %
- alpha-humulene : 0.27-5.43 %
- limonene : 1,86 - 7,08 %
- linalool : 0,73 - 6,6 %
- methyl eugenol : 0,33 %
- alpha-phellandrene : 3,2 %
- alpha-pinene : 4,4 - 12,72 %
- beta-pinene : 0,3 - 7,83 %
- alpha-santalene : 0 - 0,80 %
- sabinene : 0,14 - 1 %
- sabinene hydrate : 0,04 -0,19 %
- terpinen-4-ol : 0,69 - 2,9 %
- tricyclene : 0,10 - 0,23 %
- terpinolene : 0,29 - 0,36 %
- alpha-terpinene : 0.52-0.66 %
- gamma-terpinene : 0,93 - 10,8 %
- alpha-terpineol : 0 - 3,8 %
- beta-thujone : 0,93 %
- verbenone : 0,46 - 12,3 %