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°C
Refractive Index : 1.4800 - 1.4890 @ 20 °C

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.