Essential Oil Details
Introduction
Cymbopogon flexuosus (Family: Poaceae) is native to India, Southeast Asia, and Oceania.This grass grows upto 2m tall from short woddy rhizome. Suitable in varied agroclimate regions including hills; oil yield is 209 kh/ha/year
Other Details
Essential oil is perfumery, flavour, citral is used for synthesis of vitamin A.
Reference
1. Anonymous 1997. Improved clonal variety krishna of lemongrass developed. CIMAP Newletter 24 (1&2):2-3.
2. Padalia, Rajendra C., et al. "Chemical fingerprinting of the fragrant volatiles of nineteen Indian cultivars of Cymbopogon Spreng.(Poaceae)." Rec. Nat. Prod. 5.4 (2011): 290-299.
Major Compound Details
| Serial No. | Compound Name | Compound Percentage(%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Citral | 82.0 |
Minor Compound Details
| Serial No. | Compound Name | Compound Percentage(%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Limonene | 1.2 |
| 2 | Terpinolene | 0.5 |
| 3 | Linalool | 0.6 |
| 4 | Citronellal | 0.5 |
| 5 | Cis-Sabinene Hydrate | Trace |
| 6 | Caryophyllene Oxide | 0.6 |
| 7 | Camphor | Trace |
| 8 | Beta-Pinene | 0.1 |
| 9 | Beta-Caryophyllene | 0.6 |
| 10 | Beta-Bourbonene | 0.3 |
| 11 | Alpha-Terpineol | 0.1 |
| 12 | 6-Methyl Hept-5-Ene-2-One | 0.5 |
| 13 | (Z)-Beta-Ocimene | Trace |
| 14 | (E)-Beta-Ocimene | Trace |
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