| Botonical Name | : | Juniperus communis L |
| CAS # | : | 8002-68-4 |
| Country of Origin | : | India |
| Color & Odor | : | Colorless to Pale yellow transparent liquid with Medium piney , terpenic odor |
| Solubility | : | Soluble in alcohol and oils. Insoluble in water |
| Specific Gravity | : | 0.854 - 0.879 @ 20°C |
| Optical Rotation | : | N/A |
| Refractive Index | : | 1.474 - 1.484 @ 20°C |
| Flash Point | : | >100°C |
| Major Constituents | : | a-Pinene, D-Limonene, Beta-Myrcene |
| Plant Part Used | : | Berries(Fruit) |
| Extraction Method | : | Steam Distillation |
DESCRIPTION:
A juniper berry is the female seed cone produced by the various species of junipers. It is not a true berry but a cone with unusually fleshy and merged scales, which give it a berry-like appearance. Juniper Berry Organic Oil is steam distilled from crushed, dried or partially dried ripe berries. The larger part of commercial juniper berry oil is derived from fermented fruits. The extract is of water white or of very pale yellow color and has a fresh, warm, rich balsamic, woody sweet & pine needle like odour. The oil is found in abundant quantity before perfect ripeness & darkening of the fruit, when it changes to resin and the oil quantity varies from 2.34 to 0.31 per cent.CONSTITUENTS:
a-pinene, b-pinene, D-Limonene, Sabinene, Beta-MyrceneAROMATIC SUMMARY / NOTE / STRENGTH OF AROMA:
A middle note with a medium aroma, Juniper Berry has a fresh, rich, balsamic scent reminiscent of pine needles.BLENDS WITH:
Myrrh; Laurel Leaf; Elemi; Labdanum; Pine Needle.COMMON NAMES:
Juniper Berry Oil.USES:
It is used in perfumes and flavours as well as has medicinal & aromatherapy usage. In some cases it is also used in treating migraine. Some of the other medicinal values it has include meeting the treatment demands of seborrhoea of scalp, good for acne, colic, indigestion, fluid retention, cystitis, scanty rheumatic pain, pyelitis leucorrhoea, anxiety, stress and insomnia.CERTIFICATION:
Indian Certified Organic (ICO) and Department of Agriculture.