Absinthine
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| Surname | Absinthine | |||||||||
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| Molecular formula | C 30 H 40 O 6 | |||||||||
| Brief description |
orange needles with a bitter taste |
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| Molar mass | 496.64 g · mol -1 | |||||||||
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firmly |
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Absinthin is the main component of the bitter substances contained in wormwood ( Artemisia absinthium ) with a content of 0.2 to 0.28% .
Chemically speaking, it belongs to the sesquiterpene lactones , more precisely to the guajanolides - it is formed from two molecules of Artabsin, which is also found in the herb (approx. 0.1%), according to the mechanism of a [4 + 2] cycloaddition ( Diels -Alder reaction ).
Absinthin is more bitter than its precursor Artabsin (ratio of bitter values = 25.4: 1) and makes up about 99% of the bitter value of wormwood ( Absinthii herba ). It is involved in the appetite-increasing, digestive, flatulence and gall flow stimulating effects of wormwood. Absinthin is also used to flavor alcoholic beverages.
Web links
- Wormwood as a medicinal plant ( Memento from September 16, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b entry on absinthine. In: Römpp Online . Georg Thieme Verlag, accessed on November 11, 2014.
- ↑ This substance has either not yet been classified with regard to its hazardousness or a reliable and citable source has not yet been found.
- ↑ Max Wichtl (Ed.), Franz-Christian Czygan : Teedrogen und Phytopharmaka: A manual for practice on a scientific basis . 4th edition. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellschaft, Stuttgart 2002, p. 4, ISBN 3-8047-1854-X .
- ↑ Rudolf Hänsel , Otto Sticher (Ed.): Pharmakognosie - Phytopharmazie . 9th edition. Springer Medizin Verlag, Heidelberg 2010, p. 796, ISBN 978-3-642-00962-4 .