CURRY LEAF OIL

	Botanical Name	:	Murraya Koenigii
	Common Name	:	Curry Leaf Essential Oil
	CAS #	:	8008-52-4 F.E.M.A. : 2334
	Plant Parts Used	:	Leaf
	Extraction Method	:	Steam Distillation
	Color & Odor	:	Colorless to pale yellow clear liquid with sweet and spicy, wcaith a bitter tone characteristic of some spices odor

Description :
An aromatic shrub or small tree. The tree is an aromatic deciduous one, five meter in height, 15-40 cm in diameter. The leaves are distilled to extract the oil from the plant.

Constituents & Specifications :
Curry leaf oil has various chemical compounds that include ß-caryophyllene , ß-gurjunene , ß-elemene , ß-phellandrene , ß-thujene , a-selinene , ß-bisabolene , furthermore limonene, ß-trans-ocimene and ß-cadinene.
Specific Gravity : 0.86300 - 0.87500 @ 25°C
Refractive Index : 0.86200 - 0.87800 @ 20 °C

Properties :
Analgesic, aphrodisiac, anti-spasmodic, antispasmodic, carminative, depurative, deodorant, digestive, carminative, fungicidal, lipolytic, revitalizing, stimulant and stomachic.

Benefits & Uses :

• It has also been found to prevent hair loss and as a means of helping the skin maintain it’s natural pigmentation.
• Curry leaf oil is found to be used in the cure of diabetes.
• It is extensively used for flavoring curries, pickles, soups, chutneys.Curry
• It is used for the production of soap.Volatile oil is used as a fixative for soap perfume.