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Botanical Name: Cananga odorata Common name: Ylang-ylang, Chape Read More
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Botanical
Name: |
Cananga odorata |
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Common name: |
Ylang-ylang, Chape |
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Plant family: |
Asteraceae |
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Genus: |
Cananga |
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Appearance/Color: |
A thin, clear, pale yellow liquid. |
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Odor: |
Ylang Ylang essential oil holds exotic, sweet and floral scent
which is not commonly available in other oils. This makes it secure as a base
note along with having a medium aroma. |
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Blends With: |
Grapefruit, Neroli, Bergamot, Rosewood, Lavender and
Sandalwood to process other beneficial products. |
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Origin: |
Madagascar |
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Source: |
Aerial parts |
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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.
Cananga odorata, which is commonly called ylang-ylang, is
a fast-growing tree and can found natively in tropical Asia such as
Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, and some other islands of Indian Ocean,
mainly the Comoro, Nossi Be, and Madagascar islands. Commercial
cultivation of C. odorata to produce ylang-ylang oil started
in the Philippines, later followed by the production of cananga oil in
Indonesia. The First World War almost destroyed ylang-ylang cultivation in the
Philippines, only one plantation continuing cultivation until the Second World
War. In the Philippines C. odorata is now a smallholder crop
grown almost exclusively for local use. In 1770 C. odorata was
brought from the Philippines to Réunion, where commercial production of
ylang-ylang oil started a century later. Production grew steadily but declined
sharply during the First World War; it never recovered, and production
virtually ceased during the economic depression of the 1930s. In the beginning
of the 20th Century C. odorata was introduced into the Comoro
Islands, where an important industry developed. Production peaked during the
1980s, but then declined due to the development of tourism and expansion of
food production. Similarly, an ylang-ylang industry developed in the northern
Madagascan island Nosy Bé; it peaked around 1950 and then gradually declined.
In Guangdong Province in southern China, production started recently and is
still expanding. Indonesia, the Comoro Islands and Nosy Bé are the main
exporters of ylang-ylang oil. Java is the main producer of cananga oil; outside
Java, the production of cananga oil is only important in Fiji.
C. odorata is used to treat malaria, stomach ailments, asthma,
gout, and rheumatism. The essential oils or ylang-ylang oil is used in
aromatherapy and is believed to be effective in treating depression, high blood
pressure, and anxiety. Many phytochemical studies have identified the constituents
present in the essential oils of C. odorata. A wide range of
chemical compounds including monoterpene, sesquiterpenes, and phenylpropanoids
have been isolated from this plant.
Ylang Ylang oil in Pharma
C. odorata has
several uses in traditional medicine. The dried flowers are used in Java
against malaria and the fresh flowers are made into a paste for treating
asthma. In Perak the leaves are rubbed on the skin against itch, and in West
Java the bark is applied against scurf. The seed used to be used externally to
cure intermittent fever.
Essence of Ylang Ylang oil
The fragrant flowers of C.
odorata are used for personal adornment and decoration at festivities
and other celebrations. Malaysians and Indonesians are very fond of the scent,
and the women like to hide a flower in their hair. Fresh flowers of C.
odorata mixed with flowers of Jasminum sambac (L.)
Aiton, Rosa spp., Michelia champaca L. and leaves
of Pandanus amaryllifolius Roxb. are used in various ceremonies in
Java and Bali. The flowers are also put away with clothes or scattered about
the bed. The Thai apply an infusion of the flowers on the body after bathing.
Ylang-ylang is one of the plants that are exploited at a
large scale for its essential oil which is an important raw material for the
fragrance industry. The essential oils extracted via steam distillation from
the plant have been used mainly in cosmetic industry but also in food industry.
COMMON USAGE
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Antidepressant remedy
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Acts as antiseborrhoeic
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Good as antiseptic
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Work as aphrodisia
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Impressive as sedative
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Useful as nervine
Ingredients:
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S.No |
Key Constituents |
Strength (%) |
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1 |
Linalool |
11.7-30.0 |
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2 |
Benzyl benzoate |
4.3-14.9 |
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3 |
Germacrene D |
0.1-13.5 |
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4 |
b-caryophyllene |
1.1-11.2 |
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5 |
Geranyl acetate |
6.2-11.0 |
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6 |
Methyl salicylate |
1.7-10.4 |
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7 |
p-cresyl methyl ether |
1.1-10.4 |
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8 |
Benzyl acetate |
3.3-8.0 |
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9 |
(E,E)-farnesyl acetate |
0.5-7.8 |
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10 |
Methyl benzoate |
1.7-5.6 |
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11 |
g-cadinene p a-farnesene |
0.3-4.9 |
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12 |
a-caryophyllene |
1.4-3.7 |
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13 |
Benzyl salicylate |
0.3-3.4 |
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14 |
Geraniol |
0.9-3.0 |
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15 |
d-cadinol |
0.1-3.0 |
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16 |
d-cadinene |
0.2-2.8 |
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17 |
T-murrolol p g-cadinol |
0.1-2.4 |
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18 |
a-cadinol |
0.2-2.0 |
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19 |
(E)-cinnamyl acetate |
0.6-1.9 |
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20 |
g-murrolene |
0.5-1.9 |
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21 |
a-copaene |
0.4-1.6 |
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22 |
2-methyl-3-buten-2-ol |
0.3-1.3 |
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23 |
a-Muurolene |
0.2-1.1 |
TOXICOLOGICAL
INFORMATION
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Hazards: skin sensitization.
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Cautions (dermal): Hypersensitive,
diseased or damaged skin, children under 2 years of age.
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Maximum dermal use level 0.8%
Organ-specific
effects
Adverse
skin reactions, irritation Undiluted ylang-ylang oil was slightly irritating to
rabbits, but was not irritating to mice; tested at 10% on 25 volunteers it was
not irritating.
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Adverse skin reactions, phototoxicity
Ylang-ylang
oil is nonphototoxicAdverse skin reactions, sensitization: Of four reports of
maximation tests using the oil at 10%, one produced two positive reactions from
40 individuals; in the other three there were no reactions from 25, 43 and 105
volunteers. In an 18 month multicenter study, 18 of 1,825 dermatitis patients
were sensitive to 20% ylang ylang oil.
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Acute toxicity Non-toxic. Ylang-ylang oil
acute oral LD50 in rats >5 g/kg; acute dermal LD50 in rabbits >5 g/kg
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Antioxidant/pro-oxidant activity
In one report,
ylang-ylang oil showed moderate activity as a DPPH radical scavenger (62%) and
high activity (100%) in the aldehyde/carboxylic acid assay. In another report
the DPPH scavenging assay for ylang-ylang oil showed identical results.
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Carcinogenic/ anticarcinogenic potential
No information was
found for ylang-ylang oil. Estragole is a rodent carcinogen when exposure is
sufficiently high. Linalool, b-caryophyllene and acaryophyllene display
anticarcinogenic acticity. a-Cadinol is active against the human colon cancer
cell line HT-29.
ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION
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Toxicity: No additional data available.
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Persistence & degradability: Biodegradable.
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Bioaccumulation Potential: Bioaccumulation is
unlikely to be significant because of the low water solubility of this product.
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Mobility in soil: The product is insoluble in
water
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Results of PBT and vPvB Assessment: No
additional data available.
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Other adverse effects: Do not allow product to
enter streams, sewers or other waterways.
