Hedychium Oil
| Botanical Name | : | Hedychium spicatum | |
| Common Name | : | Ginger lily Oil, Sanna oil, Hedychium spicatum oil | |
| CAS # | : | 93455-95-9 | |
| Plant Parts Used | : | Root (rizomes) | |
| Extraction Method | : | Steam Distillation | |
| Color & Odor | : | Pale yellow viscous liquid with warm woody, slightly spicy, slightly sweet smell |
Description :
It is an annual herb with horizontal root-stock and tubesous root fibres, leaves are 30 cms or at times more than that in length.
Constituents & Specifications :
Hedychium oil has various chemical compounds that include ethyl ester of p-methoxy cinnamic acid, sesquiterpenes and methyl paracumarine acetate. It also contains sitosterol and its glycoside.
Specific Gravity : 1.4800 - 1.4890 @ 25 DegreeC
Refractive Index : 1.4800 - 1.4890 @ 20 DegreeC
Properties :
It is anti-inflammator, bactericide, carminative, fungicide, stomachic, tonic and expectorant, febrifuge, excitant, stimulant and anti-rheumatic.
Benefits & Uses :
- Due to its woody, spicy & peculiar odour like roots, it is used in perfume formulations. It is used in hair oil especially to prevent baldness and hairfall and makes them more manageable
- It is useful in local inflammations, nausea, asthma, bronchitis, hiccups and in pain.
- It counteracts had mouth taste and smell.