Piper betle oil

Latin name :

Betel is a scrub belongin to the Piperaceae family and to the piper genus.

Botanical profile :

Piper betle L.
Synonyms : Artanthe hexagyna Miq. // Betela mastica Raf.

Geographic origin :

Data not available.

Chemotypes :

There are many species of pepper (Piper), cultivable for perfume or not:
Piper nigrum (Black Pepper EO) - Classic pepper, worldwidely famous for its spice
Piper betel (Betel leaf EO) - From south east Asia, known for the medicial properties of its leaves.
Piper cubeba (Cubeb pepper Absolute - Cubeb pepper CO2 - Cubeb pepper EO) Cubeb pepper, or ''tailled pepper ''
Piper umbellatum - Cow foot leaf , native to the Amazon.
Piper guineense - Guinea pepper, rich in myristicin.
Piper bourbonense - Bourbon pepper, from Madagascar.
Piper longum - Long pepper, used in Ayurvedic (Indian) medicine.
Piper longifolium - Long-leaved pepper.

There are also fake peppers:
Cubeba officinalis - whose leaves are distilled.
Pimenta dioica - Jamaican pepper or All Spice EO.
Zanthoxylum armatum - Sichuan Pepper Absolute.
Capsicum frutescens - Cayenne pepper.

Extraction process :

Volatile oil obtained through the steam distillation of fresh/partially dried betel leaves.

Major Components :

Chavicol ( 30% )
Eugenol (20 - 28%)