Inventory Ref 39023 02/03/2011

AMBERGRIS TINCTURE

Extracted with ethanol from the whale. Irregularly shaped gray, waxy opaque masses from the intestines of the sperm whale. It consists primarily of cholesterol, ambrein, and benzoic acid

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AMBERGRIS TINCTURE

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Extracted with ethanol from the whale. Irregularly shaped gray, waxy opaque masses from the intestines of the sperm whale. It consists primarily of cholesterol, ambrein, and benzoic acid

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