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Ambergris ( Ambra grisea , Ambre gris , ambergrease , or grey amber ) is a solid, waxy, flammable substance of a dull gray or blackish color produced in the digestive system of sperm whales. ...
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At one time ambergris was used as a medicinal cure-all in the Orient and in Europe and as a flavoring for food in Asia. Its value now is as the best fixative in making costly perfumes; it prevents the volatile oils from evaporating too quickly.
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Ambergris, a strange substance found in large lumps in the lower intestine of sperm whales, is formed around squid beaks that remain in the stomach. It was used in the making of perfume, and continues to be valuable in spite of its widespread replacement by synthetics.
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Prior to the turn of the century, ambergris was used by bartenders, liquor rectifiers, and makers of cordials & syrups as an ingredient in some of their products. ... Ambergris is used as a perfume for liquors. It is never used alone, always being combined with other aromatics. The usual form of adding it to spirit,
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Louis XV is said to have used ambergris to flavour his favourite dishes, and Queen Elizabeth I used it to perfume her gloves (le Galliene 1928). Valued as a restorative, & dissolved in wine as an aphrodisiac (Comon 1955, Bovill 1973) and as a perfumery fixative, ambergris is the slowest of all perfume materials...
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An aromatic powder called ʿanbar-e mortafeʿ (rising ambergris), made from ambergris, tree moss, rose water, aloe s leaves, and aloes wood, was kept in clothing or in lockets (ʿanbaṛča or ʿanbarīna). Ambergris was used in the treatment of catarrhal colds, chest diseases, and mental illness;
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It is believed that the pirates used Ambergris Caye as a safehaven to hide-out and stash their valuables and that they eventually dredged the Bacalar Channel to facilitate the transportation of their treasures to mainland Belize.
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What is ambergris used for? ... Ambergris has been used for many years in the perfume and medical industries to fix the odours of scents. 'In the 20th century, synthetic chemicals replaced it [ambergris] so it no longer has much value.' (Rice in Perrin et.
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