The oil is distilled from the dried roots of Angelica Archangelica, a tall plant which is cultivated in Belgium, Holland, France, Germany, Hungary, and India.
The oil has light, somewhat peppery top note with a rich herbaceous, earthy, woody body note of unique tenacity and great diffusive power. The oil has musky,animallic like note with a spicy undertone. Macrocyclic lactones occurring in trace amounts in the oil, are held responsible for these special effects of the oil and for the synergistic effect that it imparts to perfume materials in composition.
Angelica Root Oil is very highly esteemed in perfumery and flavor formulations. In flavors, the oil finds wide application in liquors.
The chemical composition (in percentage)of major components is as follows;
