Talk:Orris root

Also used in making clove apples. The Workbasket, Number 1, Volume 25 - October, 1959, 25th Year Anniversary Issue. Rklawton (talk) 00:59, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

In Field Guide to Alaskan Wildflowers by Verna E. Pratt, Orris Root is said to also be made from Iris setosa, labeled in the book as "blue flag." --216.67.48.15 (talk) 23:08, 10 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Some essential info missing

I was checking this article out because I have heard that some of the aromatic chemicals in orris root can be toxic as inhalants and lethal if taken internally. I think you need to list the aromatics and go into their uses, both as fixatives, scents and in cooking, detailing the dangers. Just because something has been eaten for centuries doesn't automatically make it safe. The amount that's safe to use in whatever application is significant. I realize this is a stub, but I think that its limited coverage might lead some folks to assume it is safe to use, across the board, which is not the case. Needs to be expanded or at least given some kind of caveat to prevent problems. Zlama (talk) 00:51, 19 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

WHY is this sentence here?

in the 'In perfume' section:

"Orris Noir" contains regular orris root oil, not the oil of Iris nigricans, which is an endangered species."

WHY does this sentence appear (and why) here?

The overview section clearly mentions only two different species and in the perfume chapter it feels totally misplaced after the rest of the section being solely a list of (brand) names.

So why would anyone THINK that one of those perfumes uses THIS species? Is it a regional/ local thing, do people from its local natural habitat have that idea, was it used in former times/ is it used traditionally, in a small, non-industrial scale for similar purposes, or is this one perfume marketed especially to that species' home region, so that buyers there get wrong ideas; (or) was there a public debate about it (and why only mention THIS species and not any of the other wild, not much cultivated, possibly rare, ones)?

It can totally be relevant information, but the text should, for people unfamiliar with a possible/y regional debate give some reason as to why it is relevant, like e.g. such debate having happened somewhere (and it should be reconsidered where in the article it should be mentioned or if the 'In perfume' section should be written differently/ more clearly be more than a list).

Possibly there are several or even many wild irises potentially usable and possibly formerly used, possibly mentioned in historic, (out)dated books describing such use for them, so that a whole chapter about (nature) conservation concerns and non-advisable-for-industrial-use wild species might be an idea?

2A02:3033:402:FC54:1:0:581A:C5FE (talk) 05:30, 8 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Constituent chemicals

What about ionone(s)?

This is the aroma component mentioned in the German article ('Schwertlilien#Verwendung'; one of the last sentences of the chapter and not in a list of components but just in the text); is this false or is it missing here? 2A02:3033:402:FC54:1:0:581A:C5FE (talk) 06:11, 8 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]