Ambrette Seed Concrete
Ambrette 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. The evergreen shrub grows well in India, and is cultivated in the West Indies, China and Indonesia. Its used as a spice in the East, and as a musk substitute in perfumery. In India it is popularly known as Mushkdana or Kasturi Bhendi. Oil is extracted from the musky, kidney- shaped, fully ripened seeds.
The ambrette seed concrete has little value in either aromatherapy, perfumes or flavouring, except as an intermediate to producing an absolute or tincture.
| Botanical Name: | Abelmoschus moschatus Medik. |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Synonyms: | Abelmoschus moschatus seed oil, Hibiscus abelmoschus seed oil, Annual hibiscus, Musk mallow, Musk okra, Musk seeds, Ornamental okra, Rose mallow seeds, Tropical jewel hibiscus, |
| See Also: | Ambrette Seed Absolute
Ambrette Seed Essential Oil |
| Parts Used: | Seeds |
| Extraction Method: | Solvent Extraction, (methanol) |
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