Essential Oil Details
Essential Name
: Ocimum africanum CIM-Jyoti essential oil
Plant Name
: Lemon Scented basil
Plant Variety Name
: CIM-Jyoti
Plant Tissue Name
: Leaf
Introduction
It is used in traditional medicine mainly as febrifuge and for the treatment of respiratory diseases. The oil yield of the variety is 150 Kg/ha
Reference
Ashish, K., Jnanesha, A. C., Lal, R. K., & Dubey, B. K. (2022). Intercropping and mixed herb distillation for high-quality oil yield using lemon-scented basil (Ocimum africanum Lour.) cv. CIM-Jyoti and lemongrass (Cymbopogon flexuous (Nees ex Steud.) cv. Krishna. Acta Ecologica Sinica, 42(4), 269-273.
Major Compound Details
| Serial No. | Compound Name | Compound Percentage(%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Citral | 40.43 |
Minor Compound Details
| Serial No. | Compound Name | Compound Percentage(%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Citronellol | 6.7 |
| 2 | Geraniol | 3.7 |
| 3 | Linalool | 1.069 |
| 4 | Limonene | 1.087 |
| 5 | Camphor | 1.645 |
| 6 | (E)-Caryophyllene | 1.97 |
| 7 | Methyl Eugenol | 0.22 |
| 8 | Methyl Chavicol | 0.16 |
| 9 | Eugenol | 0.32 |
| 10 | Beta-Elemene | 0.11 |