Essential Oils From Spices

Essential Oils from Spices: Oil of Cloves

The flora and fauna of the world contain a vast array of organic molecules that can be isolated, studied and put to use in improving the quality of our lives.
Many of these natural products find applications as flavors, fragrances, dyes and pharmaceuticals.

The essential oils of seeds, leaves and flowers are examples of sources of natural products that have proven to be of use to humans.
Essential oils are volatile compounds responsible for the aromas commonly associated with many plants.

The major component of this oil is the compound eugenol (4-allyl-2-methoxyphenol)
Eugenol has a boiling point of 255° C. eugenol can be isolated relatively easily from cloves using the technique of steam distillation .

Essential Oils From Spices

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