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Common Name: |
Palmarosa |
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Botanical Name: |
Cymbopogon martinii stapf var. Motia |
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Source: |
Cultivated |
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Introduction / Varity of plant / Method of extraction /
Distilled organ: |
Palmarosa oil is obtained from freshly cut whole flowering
plant of Cymbopogon martinii stapf var. Motia. |
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1. Organoleptic Properties
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Appearance |
Fluid
liquid. |
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Color |
Pale
yellow. |
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Aroma |
Sweet,
floral-rosy. |
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2. Physico-chemical Properties
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Specific gravity
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0.8805
to 0.9007 at 25º C |
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Optical rotation
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[-]
0.5º to [+] 0.75º at 25º C |
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Refractive index
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1.4750
to 1.4798 at 25º C |
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Acid number |
0.85 to
10.5 |
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Ester number
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15 to
48.5 |
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Ester number after
acetylation |
240 to
305 |
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Solubility |
Soluble
in 1.2 to 3.5 vol. of 70% alcohol |
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Total alcohol
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80 to
96% |
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Free alcohol
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62 to
84% (calculated as geraniol) |
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3. Uses |
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(a)
For the isolation of high
grade geraniol; in the cosmetics industry for scenting of
soaps; in flavoring of tobacco. |
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(b) Medicinal & Aromatherapy
use: Antiseptic
and bactericide, stomachic, relieve the discomforts of flu
and a high temperature, wrinkles, broken veins, boils,
normalize thyroid, nervous exhaustion, stress related
conditions. |
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