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MERYLANNE | 10:44 Wed 07th Dec 2016 | Crosswords
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orris root
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The chief ingredient of Orris root is oil of Orris (0.1-0.2%) a yellow-white mass which contains myristic acid. Oil of Orris can also be found as Orris Butter.

Other ingredients include, fat, resin, starch, mucilage, bitter extractive and a glucoside called 'Iridin' or 'Irisin'.[1]
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Once important in western herbal medicine, it is now used mainly as a fixative and base note in perfumery, the most widely used fixative for potpourri. Orris is also an ingredient in many brands of gin.

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