Angelica root

image credit: effectiveremedies.com

Angelica (angelica sinensis) root

Angelica root, or Dang Gui in Chinese, has been used as a tonic for the blood and to treat menstruation problems in China for centuries. The essential oil can be obtained from steam distillation, CO₂ extraction or solvent extraction (absolute).

1. Scent impression –  Opens with a deep, old, pungent, somewhat unpleasant, bitter earthy-rooty, animalic-faecal-like aroma which quickly gives way to a more youthful, dry, semi-sweet, woody-herbaceous, spicy, warm undertone with a long dry off of good tenacity.
2. Scent category – Earthy / Woody / Spicy
3. Scent impact – 250
4. Scent life – 400 hrs
5. Perfume note – Base
6. Perfume function – Fixative / Modifier
7. Average amount in perfume composition – 4%
8. Suggestions for usage in natural perfumery – amber/balsam/wood bases, oriental/floral bouquets, earth/musk accords, incense/citrus notes, cedar forest/green tea/marine/tobacco essences, chypre, fougere, baby powder, christmas blends.
9. Blending suggestions – aglaia flower abs, ambrette seed eo, co₂ & abs, amyris eo, aniseed eo, benzoin eo & abs, bois de rose eo, carrot seed eo & co₂, chamomile (blue) eo & abs, chamomile (Roman) eo & abs, champa (white) flower eo, champa (white) leaf eo, cinnamon bark eo, co₂ & abs, cinnamon leaf eo, citronella eo, clary sage eo & abs, copaiba balsam eo, coriander seed eo & co₂, costus root eo & co₂, cyclamen abs, eaglewood eo & co₂, fir (balsam) abs, frankincense eo, co₂ & abs, galbanum eo, co₂ & abs, geranium (rose) eo & abs, grapefruit eo, guaiacwood eo, gurjun balsam eo, juniper berry eo, co₂ & abs, lavender eo, co₂ & abs, lemon eo, mandarin eo, mimosa abs, myrrh eo, co₂ & abs, myrtle (lemon) eo, neroli eo, oakmoss abs, opopanax eo & abs, orange blossom abs, orris root eo, co₂ & abs, palmarosa eo, parsley seed eo, co₂ & abs, patchouli eo, co₂ & abs, rose otto eo, sandalwood eo, co₂ & abs, tonka bean abs, vetiver eo, co₂ & abs.