| Chemical Properties | From steam distillation of mature,
unripe fruit of piper cubeba L. (Fam. Piperaceae).
Colorless to light green liquid; spicy odor, slt acrid
taste. Sol in fixed oils, mineral oil; insol in glycerin,
propylene glycol. |
| Chemical Properties | The volatile oil is obtained by steam distillation of mature, unripe, sun-dried fruit. The oil exhibits a characteristic
spicy, camphor-like odor. The yields of oil ranges from 10 to 18%. |
| Physical properties | It is a pale yellow to bluish-green, slightly viscous liquid. It is soluble in most fixed oils and in
mineral oil, but it is insoluble in glycerin and propylene glycol. |
| Occurrence | Found in the fruit of Piper cubeba L. (Fam. Piperaceae). |
| Uses | Fragrance and flavoring agent; as a spice in cooking. |
| Definition | Extractives and their physically modified derivatives. Piper cubeba, Piperaceae. |
| Preparation | By steam distillation of the mature, unripe, sun-dried fruit of P. cubeba after crushing or coarse grinding. |
| Essential oil composition | Cubeb oil has been reported to contain 33% sabinene, cineole. 17% sesquiterpene alcohols and 14% cadinene |
| Hazard | A skin irritant. |
| Safety Profile | A skin irritant. When
heated to decomposition it emits acrid
smoke and irritating fumes. |
