| Identification | Back Directory | [Name]
TANSY OIL | [CAS]
8016-87-3 | [Synonyms]
TANSY OIL
Oils,tansy
Costmaryoil
OLEUMTANACETI
TANSY OIL AMERICAN
common tansy oil canada | [MDL Number]
MFCD01776836 |
| Hazard Information | Back Directory | [Chemical Properties]
The oil is obtained by steam distillation. The oil has a warm, sharp, spicy odor. | [Physical properties]
The oil distilled from the fresh plant is a green liquid, while the oil from dried leaves and flowering tops is yellow. | [Occurrence]
Found in the plant T. vulgare L. (Fam. Compositae). | [Definition]
Extractives and their physically modified derivatives. Tanacetium vulgare, Compositae. | [Preparation]
By steam distillation of the whole T. vulgare plant (Gildemeister & Hoffman, 1961). | [Essential oil composition]
The principal constituents of tansy oil are thujone, camphor and borneol | [Toxicity evaluation]
The acute oral LD50 value in rats was reported as 1.15 g/kg (0.58-1.72 g/kg) and the acute dermal LD50 value in rabbits as > 5 g/kg (Moreno, 1974). In mice, the LD50 of essential oils, including tansy oil, was 3-5 mg; no conjunctivitis was produced by a 1% emulsion of tansy oil given as eye drops daily for 1 wk (Rotmistrov, Gendenshtein & Matveenko, 1957). |
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