EU_Declaration_91096.pdf
Botanical Name: Michelia alba Common name: Golden Champa, cha Read More
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Botanical Name: |
Michelia alba |
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Common name: |
Golden Champa, champak |
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Plant family: |
Magnoliaceae |
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Genus: |
Michelia |
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Appearance/Color: |
Reddish brown transparent liquid and unique and appealing fragrance. |
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Odor: |
Rich, velvety, suave, vanilla-sweet floral with warm, dense, peach/apricot-like notes and spicy tea- and hay-like under stones; the rich, sweet floral and tea/hay notes remain in the long dry down. |
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Blends With: |
Agarwood, black pepper, carnation, cedarwood (Atlas), cardmom, clove bud, coriander, galbanum, jasmine, lime, mandarin, neroli, orange, orange blossom, orris, rose, sandalwood, vanilla, violet leaf, ylang-ylang. |
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Origin |
India |
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Source |
Flowers |
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Method of Extraction |
Steam Distillation |
Absolute oils are the essential oils which are highly concentrated and have high potency. These Concentrated absolute oils have high aromatic properties thus they are majorly preferred in cosmetics, perfumery, and aromatherapy. During the postproduction processes these oils are further concentrated to make their absolute.
Michelia champaca L. (Magnoliaceae) commonly known as Champa wild in the eastern sub-Himalayan tract and lower hills up to 3,000 ft. and found in Assam, Burma, South India. The plant is a handsome, evergreen shrub. Leaves 15- 25 by 5-9 cm., lanceolate, acute, entire, glabrous; petioles 18-25mm long. Flowers about 5-6.2 cm. diameter, very fragrant, greyish yellow pubescent. Sepals and petals 15 or more deep yellow or orange. Grey or brownish bark. Seeds 1-12, brown, polished, variously angled, rounded on the back.
It is native to the Philippines and the Indonesian islands, now also grows in place far west of its origin-India, southeast china, reunion, and Madagascar; the flowers are a beautiful deep orange-yellow borne on a medium-sized slender tree related to the magnolias. 4 in many areas where it thrives, the flowers are used for ornamental purposes and for worship in temples. It is a woody tree species, which has high economic value as basic material for medicinal and fragrance products. Flowers in general, and champaca, benefits from CO2 extraction for an important reason; numerous monoterpene hydrocarbons detected in the essential oil are not found in the CO2 extract and appear as artifacts or decomposition products during distillation. The CO2 extract of champaca is free of solvent residue, contains far less waxes, is chemically superior to a distillate, and has a closer fragrance profile to the fresh flowers.
Michelia champaca L. is a medicinal and ornamental plant cultivated in home gardens and near temples for its scented, attractive and massive pale colored flowers. Besides, being an ornamental plant, its various parts are medicinally used in the treatment of different human ailments.
Champaca Essential Oil in Pharma
The plant is traditionally used for the treatment of fever, colic, leprosy and for curing cough and rheumatism. Bark is stimulant, diuretic and used in fever as febrifuge. Root bark is purgative and emmenagogue used in amenorrhoea. Swarn champa contain various phytochemicals like alkaloids, terpenoids, flavonoids, tannins, steroids, carbohydrates. Pharmacological activities like anti-microbial, anti-oxidant, anti-diabetic, anti-ulcer activities are found to have in this precious plant.
Essence of Champaca Essential Oil
The essential oil obtained from the flowers has useful application in perfumery and pharmaceutical industries. Champak is a well-known tree due to its highly fragrant flowers. Champak floral scent is attributed to a complex mix of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). These aromatic flowers are widely used in flavors and fragrances industry.
COMMON USAGE
· Indigestion
· Fever
· Nausea
· Gonorrhea
· Headache
· Gout
· Rheumatism
Ingredients:
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S.No |
Key Constituents |
Strength (%) |
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1 |
linalool |
76.3 |
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2 |
2-phenylethanol |
6.4 |
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3 |
9,12-octadecadienal |
2.3 |
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4 |
Methyl-eugenol |
2.3 |
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5 |
Methyl-hexanoate |
1.0 |
TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION
Safety Summary
· Hazardous: Potentially carcinogenic, based on methyl-eugenol content.
· Contraindications Not Known
· Maximum dermal use level
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EU |
0.01% |
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IFRA |
0.02% |
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Tisserand and young |
0.9% |
Organ Specific Effects
· Adverse skin reactions: No information found. Oxidation products of linalool may be skin sensitizing.
Systemic Effects
· Acute toxicity: No information found.
· Carcinogenic/anticarcinogenic potential: No information found for white champaca absolute. Methyleugenol is a rodent carcinogen when oral exposure is sufficiently high.
· Serious eye damage/irritation: May be irritating to eyes. Prompt rinsing and removal of the substance will avoid damage.
· Respiratory sensitization: Breathing high concentrations of vapor may cause anesthetic effects.
· Germ cell mutagenicity: Not specifieds
· Reproductive toxicity: Not specified
· STOT-single exposure: Not specified
· STOT-related exposure: Not specified
· Aspiration hazard: Not specified
ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION
· Toxicity
o Acute fish toxicity: LC50 / 96 HOUR – No data available
o Toxicity to aquatic plants – No data available
o Toxicity to microorganisms – No data available
o Toxicity threshold – No data available
· Persistence and degradability Biodegradation is expected
· Bio-accumulative potential Bioaccumulation is unlikely
· Mobility in soil: Unknown
· Avoid exposure to marine environments and waterways
