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Cicely – Cultivation and uses

Its leaves are sometimes used as a herb, with a rather strong taste reminiscent of anise; it is used mainly in Germany and Scandinavia. Like its relatives anise, fennel, and caraway, it can also be used to flavour akvavit. Its essential oils are dominated by anethole. Adapted from the Wikipedia article Cicely, under the G. [...]

Eucalyptol – Composition

Eucalyptol comprises up to 90 percent of the essential oil of some species of the generic product Eucalyptus oil, hence the common name of the compound. It is also found in camphor laurel, bay leaves, tea tree, mugwort, sweet basil, wormwood, rosemary, sage and other aromatic plant foliage. Eucalyptol with a purity from 99.6 to [...]

Cryptocarya – Cultivation and uses

”C. alba”, the Peumo, is the most common evergreen tree in the Chilean Matorral ecoregion of central Chile and produces edible reddish fruits and is the most known species in the Northern hemisphere. ”Cryptocarya massoia” is used commercially to produce essential oils. ”C. alba” produces a very hard wood which is highly esteemed. Adapted from [...]

Phytogenics – Introduction

Phytogenics are a group of Natural Growth Promoters (NGPs) or Non-antibiotic Growth Promoters, derived from herbs, spices or other plants. They are commonly regarded as favorable alternatives to Antibiotic Growth Promoters (AGPs) in livestock production. Essential oils represent a concentrated form of phytogenics, containing mainly the active ingredients of the plants. Adapted from the Wikipedia [...]

Agathosma betulina – Uses

Wild plants of this species are still plentiful but are being harvested faster than they can reproduce. The threat of their becoming scarce has led to efforts to cultivate them. The essential oils and extracts of the leaves are used as flavoring for teas, candy, and a liquor known as buchu brandy in South Africa. [...]

Kaempferia galanga – Uses

The rhizomes of the plant, which contains essential oils, have been used in Chinese medicine as a decoction or powder for treating indigestion, cold, pectoral and abdominal pains, headache and toothache. Its alcoholic maceration has also been applied as liniment for rheumatism. Adapted from the Wikipedia article Kaempferia galanga, under the G. N. U. Free [...]

Glycerol – Applications

Foods industry In foods and beverages, glycerol serves as a humectant, solvent and sweetener, and may help preserve foods. It is also used as filler in commercially prepared low-fat foods (e.g., cookies), and as a thickening agent in liqueurs. Glycerol and water are used to preserve certain types of leaves. As a sugar substitute, it [...]

Mentha cervina – Introduction

”Mentha cervina”, also known as Hart’s Pennyroyal, a member of the mint genus, is a sprawling herb growing up to .3m tall. It is very closely related to the “real” pennyroyal. It has very fragrant leaves and foliage. Its essential oils are high in pulegone, a natural abortifacient. Adapted from the Wikipedia article Mentha cervina, [...]

Mineral oil – Introduction

mineral oil or liquid petroleum is a liquid by-product of the distillation of petroleum to produce gasoline and other petroleum based products from crude oil. A mineral oil in this sense is a transparent, colorless oil composed mainly of alkanes (typically 15 to 40 carbons) and cyclic paraffins, related to petroleum jelly (also known as [...]

Essential oil – Production

Distillation Today, most common essential oils, such as lavender, peppermint, and eucalyptus, are distilled. Raw plant material, consisting of the flowers, leaves, wood, bark, roots, seeds, or peel, is put into an alembic (distillation apparatus) over water. As the water is heated the steam passes through the plant material, vaporizing the volatile compounds. The vapors [...]

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