| Botanical Name: | Cymbopogon flexuosus (D. C.) Stapf. |
| Plant Family: | |
| Geographic Origin of the Plant: | Central Nepal |
| Method of Growing: | Cultivated |
| Distilled Organ: | |
| Method of Extraction: | It is obtained by steam distillation of partially wilted leaves of Cymbopogon flexuosus (D. C.) Stapf. |
| Organoleptic Properties: | |
| Appearance: | Fluid Liquid |
| Colour: | Deep yellow to orange-brown |
| Aroma: | Fresh-grassy lemon-type |
| Physico-Chemical Properties: | |
| Specific Gravity: | 0.8725 to 0.8965 at 25˚C |
| Refractive Index: | 1.4850 to 1.4936 at 25˚C |
| Acid Number: | 2 to 10 |
| Ester Number: | 15 to 40 |
| Ester Number after Acetylation: | 220 to 260 |
| Solubility | Soluble in 0.5 to 1.5 volume of 80% Alcohol |
| Optical Rotation: | -1.25˚ to -5˚ at 25˚C |
| Uses: |
In cosmetics, perfumery & as a flavouring agent. Medicinal & Aromatherapy use: Athelete's foot, insect repellent, scabies, muscular aches & pains, poor circulation, insufficient milk in breast feeding mothers, colitis, indigestion, fevers, infections illness, headaches, nervous exhaustion & other stress related disorders. |
| CAS Number: | 8007-02-1 |
| Synonyms: | Cymbopogon Citratus DC |
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