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| | COSTMARY Basic information |
| Product Name: | COSTMARY | | Synonyms: | COSTMARY | | CAS: | | | MF: | | | MW: | 0 | | EINECS: | | | Product Categories: | | | Mol File: | Mol File | ![COSTMARY Structure]() |
| | COSTMARY Chemical Properties |
| | COSTMARY Usage And Synthesis |
| Chemical Properties | Suffrutescent plant similar to tansy; grows more than 1 m (39 in.) high. The plant is covered by hairs, has a fibrous,
spindle-shaped root, alternate green leaves and small, yellow flowers. The plant grows wild or can be cultivated; it is widespread
throughout southern Europe. It has a pleasant, clary sage, tansy or mint-like odor. | | Physical properties | Obtained in approximately 0.6% yields by steam distillation of the whole fresh plant; the light
yellow oil distills between 207 and 283°C. | | Essential oil composition | In the oils of costmary, 78 volatile compounds have been identified, of which 58 (19 tentatively, 39 positively)
have not been reported in this plant previously. Carvone and α-thujone were found to be dominating compounds constituting
from 51.8 to 68.0% and from 9.0 to 16.1% in the total oil, respectively.* |
| | COSTMARY Preparation Products And Raw materials |
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