Botanical Name | : | Murraya Koenigii | |
Common Name | : | Curry Leaf Essential Oil | |
CAS # | : | 8008-52-4 F.E.M.A. : 2334 | |
Plant Parts Used | : | Leaf | |
Extraction Method | : | Steam Distillation | |
Color & Odor | : | Colorless to pale yellow clear liquid with sweet and spicy, wcaith a bitter tone characteristic of some spices odor |
Description :
An aromatic shrub or small tree. The tree is an aromatic deciduous one, five meter in height, 15-40 cm in diameter. The leaves are distilled to extract the oil from the plant.
Constituents & Specifications :
Curry leaf oil has various chemical compounds that include ß-caryophyllene , ß-gurjunene , ß-elemene , ß-phellandrene , ß-thujene , a-selinene , ß-bisabolene , furthermore limonene, ß-trans-ocimene and ß-cadinene.
Specific Gravity : 0.86300 - 0.87500 @ 25°C
Refractive Index : 0.86200 - 0.87800 @ 20 °C
Properties :
Analgesic, aphrodisiac, anti-spasmodic, antispasmodic, carminative, depurative, deodorant, digestive, carminative, fungicidal, lipolytic, revitalizing, stimulant and stomachic.
Benefits & Uses :
- It has also been found to prevent hair loss and as a means of helping the skin maintain it’s natural pigmentation.
- Curry leaf oil is found to be used in the cure of diabetes.
- It is extensively used for flavoring curries, pickles, soups, chutneys.Curry
- It is used for the production of soap.Volatile oil is used as a fixative for soap perfume.