| Identification | Back Directory | [Name]
CUBEB OIL | [CAS]
8007-87-2 | [Synonyms]
distilled
CUBEB OIL
FEMA 2339
oilofcubeb
Oils,cubeb
Piper cubeba oil
distilledcubeboil
CUBEB OIL USP/EP/BP
CUBEBS (PIPER CUBEBA L. F.)
CUBEB OIL (PIPER CUBEBA L. F.) | [MDL Number]
MFCD01771211 |
| Chemical Properties | Back Directory | [Appearance]
From steam distillation of mature,
unripe fruit of piper cubeba L. (Fam. Piperaceae).
Colorless to light green liquid; spicy odor, slt acrid
taste. Sol in fixed oils, mineral oil; insol in glycerin,
propylene glycol. | [density ]
d2525 0.898-0.928 | [FEMA ]
2339 | CUBEB OIL (PIPER CUBEBA L. F.) | [refractive index ]
nD20 1.492-1.502 | [Odor]
at 10.00 % in dipropylene glycol. fresh spicy bois de rose herbal woody smokey | [Odor Type]
spicy | [EPA Substance Registry System]
Cubeb oil (8007-87-2) |
| Hazard Information | Back Directory | [Uses]
Fragrance and flavoring agent; as a spice in cooking. | [Hazard]
A skin irritant. | [Chemical Properties]
From steam distillation of mature,
unripe fruit of piper cubeba L. (Fam. Piperaceae).
Colorless to light green liquid; spicy odor, slt acrid
taste. Sol in fixed oils, mineral oil; insol in glycerin,
propylene glycol. | [Chemical Properties]
The volatile oil is obtained by steam distillation of mature, unripe, sun-dried fruit. The oil exhibits a characteristic
spicy, camphor-like odor. The yields of oil ranges from 10 to 18%. | [Physical properties]
It is a pale yellow to bluish-green, slightly viscous liquid. It is soluble in most fixed oils and in
mineral oil, but it is insoluble in glycerin and propylene glycol. | [Occurrence]
Found in the fruit of Piper cubeba L. (Fam. Piperaceae). | [Definition]
Extractives and their physically modified derivatives. Piper cubeba, Piperaceae. | [Preparation]
By steam distillation of the mature, unripe, sun-dried fruit of P. cubeba after crushing or coarse grinding. | [Essential oil composition]
Cubeb oil has been reported to contain 33% sabinene, cineole. 17% sesquiterpene alcohols and 14% cadinene |
| Safety Data | Back Directory | [TSCA ]
TSCA listed | [Safety Profile]
A skin irritant. When
heated to decomposition it emits acrid
smoke and irritating fumes. | [Toxicity]
Both the acute oral LD50 value in rats and the acute dermal LD50 value in rabbits exceeded 5 g/kg (Levenstein, 1976). |
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Spectrum Chemical Manufacturing Corp.
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