Product information
- INCI: Coriandrum sativum
- Other names: Coriander
- Essential oil type: 100% pure, complete
- Extraction: Steam distillation
- Part used: Seeds
- Fragrance note: Middle
- Aroma strength: Medium
- Country of origin: Spain
- AEECIL001
- CAS number: 84775-50-8
- EINECS number: 283-880-0
- Main components:
- Linalol: 70,76%
- α Pineno: 5,56%
- Alcanfor: 5,13%
- γ Terpineno: 4,63%
- Limoneno: 3,76%
- Acetato de Geranilo: 2,52%
- Geraniol: 1,37%
Estos componentes son Específicos para este Lote. El Quimiotipado se realiza mediante análisis de GCMS.
- Additives: None
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Description
Coriander is a very popular spice in many parts of the world and has been used for several thousand years. The Egyptians were and remain major consumers. Large quantities of seeds were found in pharaohs’ tombs, so they probably attributed very special qualities to it.
It is one of the spices mentioned in the Bible. In ancient Greece and Rome, this herb in the Apiaceae family was also greatly valued and used particularly for culinary purposes.
It is also widely used in Eastern and Asian cooking.
The plant’s exact origin is unknown, although it probably comes from the eastern Mediterranean. It seems to have been cultivated for so many centuries that it is not found wild unless it has “escaped” from cultivation.
It is mentioned in the “Tales of the Thousand and One Nights”, and in the East aphrodisiac properties were attributed to it.
In China, it was believed to have the power of immortality and was used for its digestive properties.
In the Caribbean, people used to say that nobody could lie after a massage with an oil prepared with coriander; it was called the oil of truth.
In Morocco, it is still used today to protect against evil spirits.
Two essential oils are extracted from coriander: from the leaves and from the fruit. They have very different compositions and aromas. Coriander leaf essential oil contains molecules that are not commonly found in such quantities in other essential oils, such as trans 2 decenal and decanal; these belong to the aldehyde family and are largely responsible for its distinctive smell.
The seed essential oil offers a spicy, oriental aroma, gentle with a comforting, pleasant effect.
It is used in perfumery to add that oriental touch and generally combines well with citrus, woody and spicy notes.
Appearance: Clear liquid, yellow to pale yellow.
Solubility: Soluble in Alcohol and Oil.
Precautions
Do not use during pregnancy or on children under 6 years of age.
Taxonomy
Botanical name: Coriandrum sativum - Family: Apiaceae - Genus: Coriandrum
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