Trans-asarone (alpha-asarone) is a phenylpropanoid found in calamus and related roots, with a warm, spicy-woody odor reminiscent of calamus root — earthy, slightly medicinal, with balsamic and phenolic facets. It has a soft, rooty tobacco-like undertone and can read as sweet-woody in dilution.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Natural complex substances (NCSs) in which this material typically occurs.
| NCS | Botanical | Typical % |
|---|---|---|
| CUBEB OIL | Piper cubeba L. f. | 3.7% |
| CALAMUS OIL | Acorus calamus L. | 0.7% |
| VERBENA OIL AND ABSOLUTE (LIPPIA CITRIODORA KUNTH.) | Lippia citriodora (L.) Kunth | 0.1% |