Essential Oil Details
Essential Name
: Heliotropium floridum essential oil
Plant Name
: Garden heliotrope
Plant Variety Name
: NA
Plant Tissue Name
: Flowers
Introduction
The essential oil of H. floridum smells like vanilla, it is used in many industries for making different form of products like in cosmetic industry is is used in beauity creams, shampoo and in beverages it was used for additive flavour.
Reference
1. Echeverría, Javier, and Hermann M. Niemeyer. "Floral scents of four Heliotropium (Boraginaceae) species endemic to Chile: a comparative analysis." Boletín latinoamericano y del Caribe de plantas medicinales y aromáticas 13.2 (2014): 171-177.
Major Compound Details
| Serial No. | Compound Name | Compound Percentage(%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Methyl Benzoate | 56.3 |
| 2 | Benzaldehyde | 14.7 |
Minor Compound Details
| Serial No. | Compound Name | Compound Percentage(%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (E)-Beta-Ocimene | 13.4 |
| 2 | Phenyl Acetaldehyde | 2.1 |
| 3 | Methyl Cinnamate | 1.8 |
| 4 | Z-3-Hexenyl Acetate | 0.8 |
| 5 | Limonene | 0.7 |
| 6 | Germacrene D | 0.5 |
| 7 | Beta-Myrcene | 0.0 |
| 8 | Benzyl Alcohol | 0 |
| 9 | Alpha- Pinene | 0.5 |
| 10 | (Z)-Beta-Ocimene | 0.0 |
| 11 | 2-Methylanisole | 0.0 |
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