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Common Name:
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Anthopogon Oil
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Botanical Name:
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Rhododendron anthopogon D. Don.
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Geographic origin of the plant:
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Western Nepal
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Method of growing:
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Wild
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Introduction / Varity of plant / Method of
extraction / Distilled organ:
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Anthopogon oil is obtained by steam distillation
of the aerial part of Rhododendron anthopogon D. Don.
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1.
Organoleptic Properties
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Appearance
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Fluid
liquid.
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Color
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Pale
yellow
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Aroma
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Sweet-herbal,
faintly balsamic
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2.
Physico-chemical Properties
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Specific gravity
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0.8630
to 0.8804 at 15º C
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Optical rotation
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[-]
10.05º to [-] 32.9º at 15º C
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Refractive index
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1.4785
to 1.4881 at 15º C
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Acid number
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1.54
to 4.06
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Ester number
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5.40
to 25.92
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Ester number after acetylation
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8.23
to 45.78
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Solubility
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Due
to altitudinal and regional variation some oils are soluble in
95% alcohol and some are not
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3. Uses
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(a) In perfumery
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