The fragrance of Ambergris

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  • 龍涎香の香り
  • リュウゼンコウ ノ カオリ

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<p>The name of ambergris gets the French word “amber gris”, meaning grey amber. This has been used for medicines and raw materials of perfumes since ancient times. It was unclear where ambergris comes from. At the beginning of 20th century the beaks of squids and cuttlefishes contained in ambergris represented the possibility of the results from a pathological condition of the sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus. The analysis of ambergris showed the main constituents of ambrein and epicoprosterine.</p><p>For the perfumery use, it can be macerated in ethyl alcohol for over 6 months. This tincture generates a certain amount of odoriferous chemicals such as tetranorlabdan oxide and ambrinol.</p>

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