Botanical Name
Angelica archangelica
Plant Family
Apiaceae
Common Method of Extraction
Steam Distilled
Plant Part Typically Used
Root
(A seed oil is also available, but this profile is based on the root oil.)
Color
Pale Yellow
Consistency
Thin
Perfumery Note
Base
Strength of Initial Aroma
Medium - Strong
Aromatic Description
Angelica Root Essential Oil smells fresh, peppery, woody and
herbaceous.
Major Constituents
- a-pinene
- Camphene
- B-pinene
- Sabinene
- d-3-carene,
- a-Phellandrene
- Myrcene
- Limonene
- B-phellandrene
- cis-Ocimene
- Trans-ocimene
- p-Cymene
- Terpinolene
- Copaene
- Bornyl
- acetate
- Terpinen-4-ol
- Cryptone
- B-bisabolene
- Humulene
monoxide
- Tridecanolide
- Pentadecanolide