Litsea Cubeba Oil

INCI name:

Litsea cubeba(Lour.)Pers

Part used:

Fruit

Extraction method:

Distillation 

CAS No.:

68855-99-2

Origin:

China


Physical Data and Chemical Properties

Appearance

Light yellow clear liquid

Odour

Clear fresh sweet fruit flavor

Relative Density(20℃)

0.891~0.907

Refractive index(20℃)

1.4850~1.4890

Dissolved solution:

Insoluble in water

Optical rotation(20℃)

+2°~+12°

Main Composition(%):

Citral, geraniol


Description

May Chang (Litsea cubeba; Aromatic litsea) is an evergreen tree or shrub 5–12 meters high in the Lauraceae family. It is native to China, Indonesia, Taiwan and other parts of Southeast Asia. It is called "mountain pepper"  in Mandarin and maqaw by the Atayal aborigines in Taiwan. 


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