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 Spruce Essential
Oil ProfileSpruce A large evergreen tree up to 50m tall with slender horizontal branches, finely toothed leaves and smallish brown cones, which yields a natural exudation from its bark. The essential oil is obtained by steam distillation from the needles and twigs. Native to the west coast of the USA, the oil is produced in Vermont, New York, New Hampshire, Virginia, and Wisconsin. |
| Botanical Name: | Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. |
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| Family: | Pinaceae |
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| Synonyms: | Pinus canadensis, Abies canadensis, Hemlock spruce, eastern hemlock, common hemlock, fir needle. |
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| Parts Used: | Needles & twigs |
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| Extraction Method: | Steam distillation |
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| Colour: | Colourless to pale yellow. |
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| Consistency: | Thin |
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| Aroma Description: | Fresh, sweet, balsamic, slightly fruity |
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| Historical Uses: | Used in veterinary liniments and used extensively for room spray perfumes, household detergents, soaps, bath preparations and toiletries. |
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| Modern Uses: | Spruce essential oil is used for muscular aches and pains, poor circulation, rheumatism, asthma, bronchitis, coughs, respiratory weakness, colds, flu, infections, anxiety, and stress-related conditions. |
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| Cautions: | Non toxic, non irritant, non-sensitizing. |
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| Main Constituents, % |
| Pinenes |
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| Limonene |
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| Bornyl acetate |
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| Tricylene |
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| Phellandrene |
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| Myrcene |
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| Thujone |
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| Dipendene |
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| Cadinene |
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| Others |
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| Toxicity |
LD50 - (oral) rat >not known mg/kg; (dermal) rabbit >not known.
Irritation/Sensitisation - Not available
Phototoxicity - Not available
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