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* Botanical Name : Melissa officinalis | * Botanical Name : Melissa officinalis | ||
* Other Names : Lemon balm, balm, common balm, balm mint, | * Other Names : Lemon balm, balm, common balm, balm mint, | ||
| − | * CAS Number : | + | * CAS Number : 8014-71-9 |
| − | * Origin : | + | * Origin : Europe, Iran, Central Asia |
==Extraction Method== | ==Extraction Method== | ||
* Parts Used : Leaves and Flowers/Buds | * Parts Used : Leaves and Flowers/Buds | ||
* Steam distillation | * Steam distillation | ||
| − | * Physical Description : | + | * Physical Description : pale yellow clear liquid |
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==Olfactory Description== | ==Olfactory Description== | ||
* Family : Citrus / Herbal | * Family : Citrus / Herbal | ||
Latest revision as of 10:48, 15 October 2016
Contents
Classification
- Botanical Name : Melissa officinalis
- Other Names : Lemon balm, balm, common balm, balm mint,
- CAS Number : 8014-71-9
- Origin : Europe, Iran, Central Asia
Extraction Method
- Parts Used : Leaves and Flowers/Buds
- Steam distillation
- Physical Description : pale yellow clear liquid
Olfactory Description
- Family : Citrus / Herbal
- Perfumery Note: Top/Middle
- Fresh citronella lemony herbaceous herbal lemon sweet citrus java grassy
Chemical Constituents
- beta-bourbonene : 0,06 %
- camphene : 0,12 %
- beta-caryophyllene : 4,20 - 4,95 %
- caryophyllene oxide : 8,35 - 9,99 %
- 1,8-cineole : 0,14 %
- citronellal : 11,31 - 13,32 %
- alpha-copaene : 0,67 %
- alpha-cubebene : 0,26 %
- 2,5-diethyl tetrahydrofuran : 0,08 %
- para-cymene : 0,83 %
- geranial : 26,80 - 33,60 %
- geraniol : 4,23 %
- geranyl acetate : 1,76 - 5,89 %
- geranic acid : 1,05 %
- hexen-1-al : 0,05 %
- alpha-humulene : 0,13 %
- limonene : 0,11 - 0,74 %
- linalool : 0,08 - 0,25 %
- linalool oxide : 0,24 %
- 6-methyl-5-hepten-2-one : 3,79 %
- myrcene : 0,12 - 0,15 %
- menthol : 0,12 %
- menthone : 0,60 %
- isomenthone : 0,42 %
- menthyl acetate : 0,27 %
- methyl geranate : 0,36 %
- 6-methyl-5-hepten-2-one : 0,31 %
- alpha-muurolene : 0,14 %
- gamma-muurolene : 0,26 %
- myristic acid : 0,80 %
- ocimene : 0,26 %
- 2,3-octane dione : Trace
- neral : 19,75 - 22,18 %
- nerol : 0,64 %
- neryl acetate : 1,45 %
- octanal : 0,12 %
- 3-octanol : 0,12 %
- 3-octanone : 0,12 %
- 1,3,5-octatriene : Trace
- 1-octen-3-ol : 0,25 %
- 4-octen-3-one : 0,18 %
- palmitic acid : 1,01 %
- alpha-pinene : 0,05 - 0,15 %
- beta-pinene : 0,09 - 0,14 %
- isopulegol : 0,13 %
- rose oxide : 0,19 %
- gamma-terpinene : 0,40 %
- terpinene-1-ol : 0,25 %
- alpha-terpineol : 1,44 %