A harsh, penetrating green-herbal oil with strong camphoraceous and medicinal facets. Distinctly pungent and slightly fecal-earthy underneath, reminiscent of crushed epazote leaves — sharp, unpleasant in isolation, but recognisably vegetal. Used only in trace amounts in perfumery due to toxicity (ascaridole content) and its overwhelming character.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Materials of Natural Origin, page 114.
The essential oil is steam distilled from the dried plant which is harvested just before the flower buds open.