Thuja oil
Thuja orientalis L.
Botanical source | Thuja orientalis L. |
Botanical family | Taxodiaceae |
Foreign names | thuya (Fr.), Thuja (Ger.), thuja (Ital.) |
Parts of plant used | twig tips and leaves |
Harvest time | March, April, May, June |
Manufacturing method | steam distillation |
Yield | 0,4 to 0,65% |
Appearance | colourless to slightly yellow liquid |
Odour | characteristic |
Agriculture | Conventional |
Specific components | (E)-Sabinyl acetat, alpha-Pinene, alpha-Thujene, alpha-Thujone, beta-Thujone, Bornyl acetate, Fenchone, Myrcene, Sabinene, Terpinen-4-ol |