Curry Leaf Oil
- Brand: Indian Aroma Exports
- Product Code: IA-NEO-048
- Availability: In Stock
- $0.00
- Ex Tax: $0.00
DESCRIPTION:
The curry tree is a small bush native to India that can be found growing almost everywhere in the Indian subcontinent excluding the higher levels of the Himalayas. In the East, its range extends into Burma. The leaves are distilled to extract the oil from the plant.
BLENDS WITH:
ß-caryophyllene (2.6ppm), ß-gurjunene (1.9), ß-elemene (0.6), ß-phellandrene (0.5), ß-thujene (0.4), a-selinene (0.3), ß-bisabolene (0.3), furthermore limonene, ß-trans-ocimene and ß-cadinene (0.2ppm)
COMMON NAMES:
Curry Leaves
USES:
Though there is no actual medical documentation available, aromatherapists have used Curry Leaf Essential Oil against diabetes, hair loss, and as a means of helping the skin maintain its natural pigmentation.
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Botonical Name |
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Murraya koenigi |
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CAS # |
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8006-78-8 |
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Country of Origin |
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India |
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Color & Odor |
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Colorless to pale yellow clear liquid with sweet and spicy, with a bitter tone characteristic of some spices odor |
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Solubility |
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Soluble in Alcohols, Essential Oils and insoluble in water |
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Specific Gravity |
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0.87 |
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Optical Rotation |
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-27.24 |
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Refractive Index |
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1.49 |
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Flash Point |
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>100 °C |
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Major Constituents |
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monoterpenes (70%); seed cotyledons (86%), constituting -pinene (52%) and cis-ß-ocimene (34%) |
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Extraction Method |
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Steam Distillation |