Botonical Name | : | Murraya koenigi | |
CAS # | : | 8006-78-8 | |
Country of Origin | : | India | |
Color & Odor | : | Colorless to pale yellow clear liquid with sweet and spicy, with a bitter tone characteristic of some spices odor | |
Solubility | : | Soluble in Alcohols, Essential Oils and insoluble in water | |
Specific Gravity | : | 0.86300 - 0.87500 @ 25oC | |
Optical Rotation | : | -27.24 | |
Refractive Index | : | 0.86200 - 0.87800 @ 20oC | |
Flash Point | : | >100oC | |
Major Constituents | : | monoterpenes (70%); seed cotyledons (86%), constituting-pinene (52%) and cis-ß-ocimene (34%) | |
Plant Part Used | : | Leaf | |
Extraction Method | : | Steam Distillation |
DESCRIPTION:
Except Himalayan region, Curry Leaf tree is grown in most parts of the countries like India, Bangladesh, Maldives, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Nepal ( Indian subcontinent). Its presence can also be noticed in Burma. Curry Leaf Oil is obtained from curry plant through steam distillation method. AROMATIC SUMMARY / NOTE / STRENGTH OF AROMA:
The top note fragrance of this essential oil has slightly bitter and spicy smell.CONSTITUENTS:
Curry Leaf Oil contains compounds like ß-bisabolene (0.3), ß-gurjunene (1.9), ß-thujene (0.4), ß-cadinene (0.2ppm), ß-trans-ocimene, ß-elemene (0.6), ), a-selinene (0.3), ß-caryophyllene (2.6ppm) and ß-phellandrene (0.5). COMMON NAMES:
This oil is commonly referred as Curry Leaves Oil, Curry Leaf Essential Oil and Curry Leaves oil. USES:
In aromatherapy, Curry Leaf Oil is used to treat hair fall, diabetes and skin pigmentation problem, although there is no established clinical proof about its therapeutic value.