Common Name:

Sweet French Basil

Botanical Name:

Ocimum basilicum L.

Source:

Cultivated

Introduction / Varity of plant / Method of extraction / Distilled organ:

This oil is obtained by steam distillation of semi-wilted flowering tops of Ocimum basilicum L.

1. Organoleptic Properties

Appearance

Fluid liquid.

Color

Pale yellow.

Aroma

Sweet-spicy, fresh with a faint balsamic woody undertone

2. Physico-chemical Properties

Specific gravity

0.8799 to 0.91 11 at 25º C.

Optical rotation

[-] 8.85º to [-] 11.85º at 25º C.

Refractive index

1.470 to 1.4895 at 25º C.

Acid number

2.5 to 6.5

Ester number

10 to 20

Solubility

Soluble in 1.5 to 3.5 vol. of 70% alcohol.

3. Uses

(b) Medicinal & Aromatherapy use: Muscular aches and pains, respiratory disorders, scanty menstruation, normalize the menstrual cycle, colds and flu, hayfever, asthma, bronchitis, mental fatigue, anxiety, depression, aphrodiasic, insect repellent