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
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% |