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Oils, cajuput

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Oils, cajuput structure

Oils, cajuput 

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  • CAS No:

    8008-98-8

  • Chemical Name:

    Oils, cajuput

  • Synonyms:

    Oils,cajuput;Cajuput oil;Oil of cajuput;Oils,Melaleucaleucadendron

  • Categories:

    Specialty Chemicals

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

Characteristics

0.92g/mLat25°C(lit.)

Safety Information

3.2

1993

10

16

RI6825000

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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