CELERY OIL

	Botanical Name	:	Apium graveolens
	Common Name	:	Celeriac, Crisp stalks
	CAS #	:	8015-90-5, F.E.M.A. : 2271
	Plant Parts Used	:	Seeds
	Extraction Method	:	Steam distillation
	Color & Odor	:	Yellowish to greenish brown clear liquid with fresh herbal green phenolic woody odor

Description :
Celery is a biennial plant with a grooved, fleshy, erect stalk & skinny pennant leaves.

Constituents & Specifications :
Celery oil is dominated by terpenes, mostly limonene (70 to 80%) and the sesquiterpenes ß-selinene (10%) and humulene
Specific Gravity : 0.87000 - 0.91000 @ 25°C
Refractive Index : 1.47700 - 1.49300 @ 20°C

Properties :
Celeryseed Essential Oil has antioxidant, antiseptic (urinary), anti-rheumatic, antispasmodic, aperitif, digestive diuretic, depurative & stomachic properties.

Benefits & Uses :

• It can be used in sedative, tonic and carminative preparations as well as fragrance component in soaps, cosmetics, detergents and perfumes.
• The volatile oil of celery is used in making of perfumes and in pharmaceutical industries. Also, all parts of a celery plant are edible and usable including the root.