8008-93-3

Basic information

• Product Name: Armoise oil
• Synonyms: WORMWOOD OIL;WORMWOOD OIL AMERICAN;Armoise;Armoiseextract;Oils,wormwood;ARMOISE OIL;FEMA 3116;exArtemisiaabsinthum,essential
• CAS NO: 8008-93-3
• Molecular Weight: 0
• Mol File: 8008-93-3.mol
• Article Data: 0

Chemical Properties

• Appearance: /
• Density: 0.91
• Refractive Index: nD20 1.460-1.4741
• CAS DataBase Reference: Armoise oil(CAS DataBase Reference)
• NIST Chemistry Reference: Armoise oil(8008-93-3)
• EPA Substance Registry System: Armoise oil(8008-93-3)

Safety Data

• Hazard Codes: Xn
• Statements: 22-36/38
• Safety Statements: 26-36
• Hazardous Substances Data: 8008-93-3(Hazardous Substances Data)

Usage

Chemical Properties

See Artemisia.

Physical properties

See Artemisia Extract

Occurrence

Found in the perennial shrub Artemisia vulgaris L.(Fam. Compositae) (Guenther, 1952).

Uses

Different sources of media describe the Uses of 8008-93-3 differently. You can refer to the following data:
1. Oil as flavoring in alcoholic beverages, e.g. vermouth, which is a blend of white wines, contg traces of absinthium and other flavors; formerly in absinthe.
2. armoise oil is a mixture of natural essential oils said to have antimicrobial properties and the ability to act as a cosmetic preservative. For this mixture to be effective in a cosmetic preparation, a 2 percent concentration is required. Mixtures such as this in leave-on products may cause skin sensitivity if not carefully formulated.

Preparation

By steam distillation of the leaves and flowering tops of A. vulgaris L. (Fenaroli’s Handbook of Flavor Ingredients, 1971). A paper describing the sesquiterpene lactones of Artemesia has been written by Geissman (1970).

Essential oil composition

Six essential oils along with their important constituents from Artemisia absinthium L. are reported by CoE (2000). These essential oils include: (Z)-epoxy-ocimene chemotype; sabinyl acetate chemotype; chrysanthenyl acetate chemotype; β-thujone chemotype; β-thujone/epoxy ocimene (mixed chemotype) and cis-chrysanthenol chemotype.