CSIR CIMAP AROMA | Essential Oil Details

Essential Oil Details

Essential Name

: Cymbopogon flexuosus Chirharit essential oil

Plant Name

: Lemongrass

Plant Variety Name

: Chirharit

Plant Tissue Name

: Whole plant

Introduction

Cymbopogon flexuosus (Family: Poaceae) is native to India, Southeast Asia, and Oceania.This grass grows upto 2m tall from short woddy rhizome. Frost resistant variety, oil yield is 260 kh/ha/year.

Other Details

Essential oil is perfumery, flavour, citral is used for synthesis of vitamin A.

Reference

1. Patra NK, Kumar S, Khanuja SPS, Sasany AK, Darokar MP, Kalra A, Ram P, Singh HB, Singh HP, Singh VR, Kumar B, Tanveer H, Mengi N, Rajput DK, Negi MA, Tyagi NK, Singh VP, Singh JP, Naqvi AA. 2001. Chirharit - a high yielding lemongrass variety with frost resistance, stay-green habit and new chromosomal ploidy status. J Med Arom Pl Sci 23: 137-140.

2. Chowdhury, Somit Roy, P. K. Tandon, and A. R. Chowdhury. "Chemical Composition of the Essential Oil of Cymbopogon flexuosus (Steud) Wats. Growing in Kumaon Region." Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants 13.5 (2010): 588-593.

Major Compound Details

Serial No.	Compound Name	Compound Percentage(%)
1	Citral	80.0

Minor Compound Details

Serial No.	Compound Name	Compound Percentage(%)
1	Citronellyl Acetate	4.2
2	Limonene	2.0
3	Linalool	2.6
4	Citronella	1.5
5	(E)-Beta-Ocimene	0.1
6	(Z)-Beta-Ocimene	0.4
7	6-Methyl-5-Hepten-2-One (Sulcatone)	0.6
8	Alpha-Pinene	0.3
9	Camphene	0.3
10	Camphor	0.3
11	Myrcene	0.1
12	Sabinene	0.1
13	Tricyclene	0.5