HORSERADISH OIL

Description

Bulbous and scapose herbs having a bell-shaped corolla with a prominent tube and short limb. The plant, probably native to Asia Minor or the Balkans, is cultivated extensively for ornamental and extractive purposes, especially in The Netherlands and France. The part used is the flower. The derivatives are concrete and absolute. The concrete is extracted from flowers in approximately 0.13 to 0.22% yields using petroleum ether. It is a greenish-brown, waxy mass. The absolute, prepared by alcoholic extraction of the concrete in approximately 10 to 14% yields, is a viscous, reddish-brown liquid exhibiting a characteristic, persistent scent of hyacinth flowers. Hyacinth has a sweet, floral, slightly green, persistent odor similar to hyacinth flowers.

Chemical Properties

Horseradish oil is obtained by water- and steam-distillation of the comminuted roots, soaked in water. The oil has an intensely sharp odor and lacrimatory effect, reminiscent of mustard oil, but even more pungent or irritating. Also see Horseradish

Physical properties

The essential oil is a pale-yellow or almost colorless, mobile liquid.

Raw materials

Preparation Products