Oils, cajuput
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Oils, cajuput
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CAS No:
8008-98-8
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Chemical Name:
Oils, cajuput
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Synonyms:
Oils,cajuput;Cajuput oil;Oil of cajuput;Oils,Melaleucaleucadendron
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Description
Cajeput oil (cajuput oil) is obtained by steam distillation of the leaves and flowers
of Melaleuca cajuputi Powell (syn.Melaleuca minor Smith), an evergreen tree
growing in Southeast Asia. Cajeput oil is a colorless to yellow-greenish liquid with
a fresh camphoraceous odor.
d
20
20
0.915–0.932; n
20
D
1.4660–1.4720; α
20
D
?4°to 0°; 1.8-cineole content 50–65%
(data for marketable qualities).
1.8-Cineole is by far the main constituent of cajeput o
Oils, cajuput Use and Manufacturing
cajeput oil (Melaleuca leucadendron) is healing, antiseptic, stimulating, and mildly counterirritant. It is used for acne and other skin problems, such as psoriasis and eczema. The principal constituent of this oil is cineol, at an average level of 45 to 55 percent. Also present is solid terpineol as well as valeric, butyric, and benzoic aldehydes. It is similar in odor to camphor and eucalyptus. Cajeput oil is extracted from the leaves and twigs of the cajeput tree.
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