Peucedanum zenkeri

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Common products:
- Dried leaf, whole or ground; also sold as a whole herb and occasionally as crushed leaf/seed for culinary and flavor applications.
- Essential oil (obtained by steam distillation), used in flavor–fragrance compositions.

Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
- Leaf and seed are used as a condiment and aromatic herb in soups, stews, and other dishes in parts of West Africa; examples are recorded in the Lake Chad Basin. Commercially, the herb is sold as a food seasoning.
- In the same region, the leaf (and sometimes seed) is used in the preparation of traditional fermented beverages (for example, burukuto and pito), functioning as an aromatic and flavoring component; use is as an ingredient rather than a fermentative substrate.

Fragrance and cosmetics:
- Essential oil is a natural flavor and fragrance material, typically employed at low concentrations as a flavorant and scent component; applications are documented in food flavors and selected fragrance applications.
- Volatile profile is characterized by monoterpenes, notably α- and β-phellandrene and limonene, which underpin the aromatic properties.

Properties relevant to use:
- The monoterpene-rich essential oil (α- and β-phellandrene; limonene) provides characteristic citrus–herbal aroma notes suitable for flavor–fragrance use.
- The herb’s essential oil fraction is utilized as a flavoring extract in food and beverage formulations.

Standards and regulation:
- No specific ISO/ASTM/EN standards are identified for this species’ leaf or oil; where used in food or flavor applications, general national food and flavor regulations apply.

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