10 Questions
What is Myrcene commonly used for?
Preparation of rubber-like polymers
What is the use of Limonene?
Flavoring agent
What is the common use of Camphene?
Food additive and perfumes
What is Zinigbrene used for?
Rheumatism and motion sickness
What is the use of Linalool?
Perfumery, cosmetics and soap
What is the primary use of Citronellol?
Mosquito repellent
What is the use of Benzyl alchohol?
Fixative and diluent
What is the primary use of Cinnamaldehyde?
Flavoring agent in food stuffs
What is the use of Thymol?
Disinfectant and antibacterial
What is the primary use of Diosphenol?
Kidney disorders and urinary bladder
Study Notes
Terpene Compounds and Their Uses
- Myrcene: Prepares rubber-like polymers and has analgesic properties
- Ocimene: Used in perfume industries and as a flavoring agent
- Alpha-pinene: Used to produce borneol and camphor
Essential Oils and Flavoring Agents
- Limonene: Used as a flavoring agent (racemic)
- Camphene: Used as a food additive and in perfumes
- Zingiberene: Has anti-inflammatory, antirheumatic, expectorant, digestive, and antiseptic properties
- Chamazulene: Has in vivo anti-inflammatory, deodorizing, and antioxidant properties
Perfumery and Cosmetic Uses
- Citronellol: Used as a mosquito repellent
- Geraniol: Used in synthetic rose scents
- Nerol: Used in synthetic rose scents
- Linalool: Used in perfumery, cosmetics, and soap
- Santalol: Has skin antiseptic and antimicrobial properties
Medicinal Uses
- Menthol: Has antipruritic, counterirritant, and expectorant properties (used for bronchitis and sinusitis)
- Borneol: Used in room sprays
- Thymol: Used as a disinfectant and antibacterial
- Eugenol: Used as a local antiseptic, analgesic, and anesthetic (in toothache)
Flavoring Agents and Food Additives
- Citronellal: Used as an artificial citrus flavor
- Geranial/Neral: Used as a synthetic lemon flavor
- Benzaldehyde: Used as a flavoring agent in foodstuffs
- Cinnamaldehyde: Used as a flavoring agent
- Vanillin: Used as a flavoring agent
- Menthone: Used in flavoring materials
- Carvone: Used in flavoring of food and beverages and mouth prep
- Diosphenol: Used for kidney disorders, urinary bladder, and as a diuretic
Other Uses
- Camphor: Used as a rubefacient (local) and antidiarrheal/analgesic (in tincture)
- Anethole: Used as a flavoring agent and phytoestrogen
- Myristicin: Has psychoactive properties
- Safrole: Banned in food additives due to carcinogenic and hepatotoxic properties
- Estragole: Used in perfumes and food additives, but is carcinogenic and mutagenic for children
- Eucalyptol: Used as an expectorant and rubefacient
- Ascaridole: Used as an anthelmintic against hookworm and roundworm
- Skatole: Used as a perfume fixative
- Allyisothiocyanate: Used in plasters, rubefacient, and vesicant
- Bergapten: Used for leukoderma (photosynthesizing effect)
This quiz covers the different uses and properties of various essential oils, including myrcene, ocimene, alpha-pinene, and more. From perfumery to medicine, discover the unique characteristics of each oil.
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