Cassie Absolute
Cassie is a thorny shrub or small tree, with slender zigzag branches and marked with grey or pale brown dots and fragrant bright yellow flower heads. The leaves are bipinnate, petiole usually with a minute gland about the middle, pinnae, 4-8 pairs, leaflets 10-20 pairs. The flowers occur in globose heads, and are fragrant and deep yellow. The peduncles exhibit a ring of small deflexed ciliate bracts at or near the apex, while the pods are subcylindrical, turgid, slightly curved and conspicuously straightly veined. A mature tree yields about a kg of flower in season from November to March from its 3rd year. The absolute is obtained by solvent extraction from the flowers.
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| Botanical Name: | Acacia farnesiana (L.)Willd. |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Synonyms: | Cassia ancienne, Mimosa farnesiana, Acacia smallii, sweet acacia, huisache, popinac, opopanax. |
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| Parts Used: | Flowers |
| Extraction Method: | Solvent extraction |
| Appearance: | Dark yellow to brown |
| Aroma Description: | Warm floral, spicy. |
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| Consistancy: | Thick |
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| Historical Uses: | An attar from the flowers is used for perumery, and for dry skin, the root has been used to treat stomach cancer and rheumatoid arthritis. |
| Modern Uses: | Skin care for dry and sensitive skin. for treating depressions, nervous exhaustion and stress related conditions. |
| Cautions: | Avoid during pregnancy or breastfeeding. Not to be used on babies or small children. |
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