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2 published monographs fall under this facet. A facet here is not a taxonomy label but a safety clue: plants in the same family often share cross-reactivity risk, and the same botanical part often shares extraction and oxidation behaviour.

Monographs in this facet

Cardamom — Elettaria cardamomum

Elettaria cardamomum

Cardamom

Zingiberaceae · seed · ceiling 3%

  • 1,8-Cineole / terpinyl acetate type

Cardamom oil is roughly a third 1,8-cineole and a third terpinyl acetate, which makes it a warm spice with a cool top note — and it puts it…

Sweet fennel — Foeniculum vulgare var. dulce

Foeniculum vulgare var. dulce

Sweet fennel

Apiaceae · seed · ceiling 2%

  • trans-Anethole / fenchone type (dulce = low fenchone)

Sweet fennel is 68% trans-anethole, which puts it in the same chemical group as anise and star anise and gives it the same avoid rows. It is the…

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