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Coccus ceriferus

Chinese insect wax (or pe-la) 79-83 Scale insect (Coccus ceriferus) Cosmetic, sealer... [Pg.342]

Chinese wax is a white to yellowish-white, gelatinous, crystalline, water-insoluble substance obtained from the secretion of the scaled insect Coccus ceriferus, common in China and India. Chinese wax is used chiefly in the manufacture of polishes, sizes, and candles and is traditionally employed in Chinese medicine. It is basically made up of ceryl cerotate (esacosanoyl esacosanoate) and esacosanol [78,79]. [Pg.11]

Chinese insect wax Insects (Coccus ceriferus) in Asia secrete this was on branches of ash and evergreen trees. The wax is scraped off and refined. It is composed of cerotic acid ester of ceryl alcohol with some free alcohols and hydrocarbons... [Pg.325]

Chinese Wax. The excretion of an insect. Coccus ceriferus Fabr., or C. pela Westwood, deposited on the twigs and branches of a species of ash tree in Western China. Chief constituent is ceryl cerotate. [Pg.316]

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