Physico Chemical Properties :
Colour = Colourless to light yellow
Refrective index at 25˚C = 1.4700 to 1.4860
Specific Gravity at 25˚C = 0.850 to 0.875
Optical Rotaition = +60˚ to +80˚
Acid No. = Upto 5.
Flash point = 56˚C
Main Constituent :
d-Lemonene, β-Selinene, α-Selinene, N-Butylphthalide , Lingustilide.
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Steam distilled oil from seeds of Apium graveolens.
Uses :
Celery seed oil is said to have a sedative and tonic effectr upon the central
nervous system, hence the use of celery seed oil in nerve tonics.
The principal use of this oil, however, is in the flavouring of all kinds of
food prducts-canned soups and meats, sauces, and particularly in the flavouring
of the popular celery salts, celery tonics, and culinary sauces. Celery seed oil
is one of the most valuable flavoring agents, imparting warm, aromatic, and
pleasing notes to food products. It prevent rheumatism and gout. Used in
bronchitis asthma and to some extant in liver and spleen disease (Nadkarani,
1964).
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