Сіамський кардамон

Camphoraceous, eucalyptus-laced cardamom — greener and more medicinal than its Indian cousin. Siam cardamom smells like opening a traditional Thai apothecary.
- Type
- Складник
- Olfactive family
- Пряні
- Source
- spice
- Chemical class
- complex natural (essential oil)
Запах
Теруар і хемотипи
Докладно
Отримання й хімія
Спосіб отримання
Steam distillation of dried seed pods. Yield approximately 2-5% essential oil. The pods are typically sun-dried before distillation. Wild-harvested in highland forests of Cambodia and Thailand; some plantation cultivation exists in Vietnam.
- Формула
- Complex mixture — key components: 1,8-Cineole (C₁₀H₁₈O), alpha-Terpinyl acetate (C₁₂H₂₀O₂)
- CAS
- 85940-32-5
- Ботанічна назва
- Wurfbainia vera
- Зовнішній вигляд
- colorless to pale yellow liquid
- Сила запаху
- Висока
- Синоніми
- Thai cardamom, Greater cardamom, Green cardamom
No IFRA Standard for the material itself (51st Amendment)
- Відносна густина
- 0.920–0.950 @ 25°C
- Показник заломлення
- 1.460–1.470 @ 20°C
У парфумерії
Siam cardamom is a top-to-heart note modifier in aromatic and spicy compositions. Its high 1,8-cineole content distinguishes it from green cardamom (which is alpha-terpinyl acetate dominant), providing a bracing, camphoraceous freshness rather than warm sweetness. Used in herbal fougères, forest accords, and Southeast Asian-inflected ambers. Functions as a bridge between eucalyptus-type freshness and spice warmth. Dosage must be controlled — overuse makes compositions smell medicinal.