Betel vine oil

Betel vine oil

Name	Betel vine oil
Code	201-40025
Scientific Name	Piper betle Linn.
Common Name	Betel piper oil

Origin/ Distribution

Betel piper is a perennial dioecious creeper probably native of Malaysia, also cultivated in India. Nowadays Betel piper is widely cultivated in tropical area especially in Thailand.

Ethnomedical Uses

Local anesthetic, antihistamine, carminative, antiseptic, antifungal, anthelmentic

Production

The natural essential oil is obtained by steam distillation from the fresh leaves of Peper bitle Linn.

Ingredient

Eugenyl acetate, Iso eugenol, Caryophyllene

Colour/ Appearance

Yellow to yellow brown and clear liquid

Odour

Green spicy-herb odour

Specific gravity (20/20 c)

1.0132-1.0532

Refractive index (20 c)

1.5108-1.5180

Solubility

Soluble in 1.5 parts of 80% ethyl alcohol

Stability

Not stable to excess heat, acidic and basic pH. Reactive with reducing agents.

Chemical constituents

Hydroxy charvicol, Euginol

Uses

About 4%

Application

This essential oil is added in skin care product for sensitive skin due to its antihistamine activity.

Caution for use

This essential oil may cause skin irritation. This oil must be added at the end of cold preparations and at 35-40?c for emulsions while cooling. The activities of essential oil are best maintained when not heated.

Storage/ Shelf life

The essential oil has shelf life of 1 year when kept in cool preferably at about 20-25 c dry place and protected from light in their original packaging. Keep containers tightly sealed. Each container that has been opened should be used rapidly or repacked in sterile packaging and conditions.

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