Ambrette Seed Absolute
Abelmoschus moschatus (Ambrette seeds, Annual hibiscus, Bamia Moschata, Galu Gasturi, Muskdana, Musk mallow, Musk okra, Musk seeds, Ornamental okra, Rose mallow seeds, Tropical jewel hibiscus, Yorka okra; syn. Hibiscus abelmoschus L.) is an aromatic and medicinal plant in the Malvaceae family, which is native to India. These seeds have a sweet, flowery, heavy fragrance quite similar to that of musk. Despite its tropical origin the plant is frost hardy.
A true Ambrette seed absolute can be produced from the concrete by alcohol washing of the lukewarm concrete, but commercially the 'absolute' is produced from the essential (distilled) oil either by neutralization and subsequent elimination of the fatty acids, or it is steam distilled from the extracted ' true' concrete. In another way, the absolute is an essential oil minus the fatty acids. Therefore not a true absolute
| Botanical Name: | Abelmoschus moschatus Medik |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Synonyms: | Abelmoschus moschatus seed oil, Hibiscus abelmoschus l. seed oil, Annual hibiscus, Bamia Moschata, Galu Gasturi, Muskdana, Musk mallow, Musk okra, Musk seeds, Ornamental okra, Rose mallow seeds, Tropical jewel hibiscus, |
| See Also: | Ambrette Seed Essential Oil
Ambrette Seed Concrete |
| Parts Used: | Seeds |
| Extraction Method: | Obtained by alcohol washing of the lukewarm concrete, followed by chilling and filtering of the alcoholic extract. |
| Appearance: | Colourless to pale yellow liquid |
| Aroma Description: | Musky aromatic odour |
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| Modern Uses: | The seed oil is widely used as a fixative in fragrance formulations and is a valuable adjunct to high-grade perfume compositions to which it imparts a strong and characteristic musk note |
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