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Common Name: |
Lemongrass |
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Botanical Name: |
Cymbopogon
flexuosus (D. C.) Stapf. |
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Source: |
Cultivated |
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Introduction / Varity of plant / Method of extraction /
Distilled organ: |
Lemongrass oil is obtained by steam distillation of
partially wilted leaves of Cymbopogon flexuosus (D. C.)
Stapf. |
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1. Organoleptic Properties
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Appearance |
Fluid
liquid. |
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Color |
Deep
yellow to orange-brown. |
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Aroma |
Fresh-grassy lemon-type. |
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2. Physico-chemical Properties
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Specific gravity
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0.8725
to 0.8965 at 25º C |
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Optical rotation
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[-]
1.25º to [-] 5º at 25º C. |
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Refractive index
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1.4850
to 1.4936 at 25º C |
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Acid number |
2 to 10
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Ester number
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15 to
40 |
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Ester number after
acetylation |
220 to
260 |
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Solubility |
Soluble
in 0.5 to 1.5 vol. of 80% alcohol |
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Aldehyde content
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70 to
85% (Hydroxylamine hydrochloride method) |
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3. Uses |
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(a)
In flavors, cosmetics and
perfumery. |
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(b) Medicinal & Aromatherapy
use: Athlete's
foot, insect repellent, scabies, muscular aches and pains,
poor circulation, insufficient milk in breast feeding
mothers, colitis, indigestion, fevers, infections illness,
headaches, nervous exhaustion and other stress related
disorders. |
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