Scent dictionary · Scent families
Medicinal
Thuốc
Camphor, eucalyptus, mint, traditional herbal medicine. Sharp and edged, leaving a cold feeling in the nose after the smell has gone. In Vietnam everyone knows this family from childhood, and few can name it.
12 entries · 10 linked compounds
lighter than essential oils
Ethanol · 78 °C
Furfural · 162 °C
α-Terpinene · 175 °C
1,8-Cineole · 176 °C
p-Cymene · 177 °C
Camphor · 204 °C
Terpinen-4-ol · 209 °C
Menthol · 212 °C
Methyl salicylate · 222 °C
Eugenol · 254 °C
< 150 °CTop
Middle
290 °CBase
10 linked compounds, from 11 of the family’s 12 entries. This is what we have been able to trace so far, not the whole chemistry of the family — entries whose chemistry is still blank will fill in the picture over time. Left of the dashed line are compounds lighter than any essential-oil component — they are gone before the main axis begins.
Every entry
- Cajeput oil · Dầu tràmOpen a bottle of cajeput oil and put a drop on the back of your hand
- Cajuput · Tràm gióPut a drop of cajeput oil on a smelling strip and smell after thirty seconds
- Camphor · Long nãoTake a camphor block from an old wardrobe, hold it in your palm and smell
- Eucalyptus · Khuynh diệpCrushed fresh eucalyptus leaves
- Golden Star balm · Cao sao vàngOpen a tin of Golden Star balm and smell it from a hand’s span away
- Medicated balm · Dầu gióOpen a bottle of green dầu gió medicated balm and smell from a hand’s span away
- Mouthwash · Nước súc miệngOpen a bottle of mouthwash and smell right at the neck
- Mugwort · Ngải cứuCrush a fresh mugwort leaf and smell your palm
- Peppermint · Bạc hàCrush a fresh peppermint leaf and smell it at once
- Rubbing alcohol · Cồn y tếDab rubbing alcohol on a cotton pad and hold it a hand’s span from your nose
- Traditional herbal medicine · Thuốc bắcOpen an undecocted packet of traditional herbal medicine and smell the whole packet
- Water-pipe tobacco · Thuốc làoOpen a packet of shredded thuốc lào tobacco and smell it before it is lit