Turmeric Oil is much popular for its medicinal as well as coloring and flavoring properties. It is extracted from the turmeric plant which is widely cultivated because of its utility as a yellow-orange culinary spice.

 

USES

Turmeric oil again is very much used in the pharmaceutical industry because of its role in relieving all kinds of pain, anxiety and stress; fighting physical and mental depression, etc. It also is a popular insect repellant. The benefits of turmeric on the skin have been well proved.

Botonical Name       : Curcuma Longa

 CAS #                        : 8024-37-1

 Country of Origin     : India

 Color & Odor             : Pale yellow to reddish-brown oily liquid with spicy, fresh woods aroma

 Solubility                   : soluble in alcohol, insoluble in water

 Specific Gravity        : 0.9160-0.9366

 Optical Rotation       : -24 – -27 @ 20°C

 Refractive Index       : 1.5023-1.5138 @ 20 c

 Flash Point                : 60 °C

 Major Constituents  : phellandrene, limonene, zingiberene, ar-curcumene, ar-turmerone, a-turmerone, ß-turmerone, 1,8-cineole.

 Extraction Method   : Steam Distillation