Celery Oil

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.