CSIR CIMAP AROMA | Essential Oil Details

Essential Oil Details

Essential Name

: Polianthes tuberosa essential oil

Plant Name

: Rajanigandha

Plant Variety Name

: NA

Plant Tissue Name

: Flowers

Introduction

The essential oil of rajnigandha was commercialy used in the cosmetic industries for making soap, talkam powder, skin cream, etc.

Other Details

The tuberose is a night-blooming plant native to Mexico, as is every other known species of Polianthes. It grows in elongated spikes up to 45 cm (18 in) long that produce clusters of fragrant waxy white flowers that bloom from the bottom towards the top of the spike.

Reference

1. Rakthaworn, Prapassorn, et al. "Extraction methods for tuberose oil and their chemical components." Kasetsart J.(Nat. Sci.) 43 (2009): 204-211.

2. Singh, P. R. A. B. A. L., R. U. C. H. I. Bundiwale, and L. K. Dwivedi. "In-vitro study of antifungal activity of various commercially available itra (Volatile plant oil) against the keratinophilic fungi isolated from soil." International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences 2.3 (2011): 178-184.

Major Compound Details

Serial No.	Compound Name	Compound Percentage(%)
1	Methyl Benzoate	30.17
2	Pentacosane	19.23
3	7-Decen-5-Olide	13.33
4	Methyl Salicylate	12.11

Minor Compound Details

Serial No.	Compound Name	Compound Percentage(%)
1	(E)-Methyl Isoeugenol	8.83
2	Methyl Anthranilate	4.45
3	Heptacosane	4.6
4	Ecosanol	4.96
5	1-Hexadecene	3.39
6	(Z)-Nerolidol	3.35
7	(Z)-Beta-Farnesene	2.43
8	2,4-Decadien-1-ol	2.91
9	Citral	1.47
10	Methyl Eugenol	1.8
11	Indole	1.78
12	Farnesol	1.94