This document discusses aromatic plants and their uses. It provides an introduction to aromatic plants and essential oils. It then discusses the scope for aromatic plant cultivation in India and describes several specific aromatic plant types in more detail, including their botanical names, families, where they are grown, chemical contents, and uses. Key aromatic plants discussed are lavender, rose, lemongrass, chamomile, marigold, mint, and rosemary. The document emphasizes the importance of aromatic plants and their essential oils to industries like perfumery, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and more.

1. Presented to – neeta bhatt mam
Presented by –km. anamika
uniyal
Roll no –0003
Class- m.sc. 2nd sem
m. no.- 7830385087
Economics botany department of
botany
The aromatic plants

2. Aromatic plant
 introduction
 Aromatic plants uses because of their
pleasant smelling flowers or leaves, many of
them are also used for medicinal purposes.
 Essential oils are extracted from the aromatic
plants. Such essential oils have good
fragrance and most of them are medicinal
properties.
 An essential oil is concentrated, hydropholic
liquid containing volatile aromatic compounds
from plants.essential oils are also known as
volatile or ethereal oils .

3. Scop for aromatic plants
cultivation
 There are more than 1500 known aromatic plants
species serving as a source of raw materials for the
perfumery and cosmetics industry in india
 Out of total 1500 aromatic plant species ,nearly 500
aromatic plants species have been studied for their
chemical , aromatic and medicinal properties
 out of 500 aromatic plant species studied, nearly 50
species found commercial source of essential oils and
aroma chemicals. While less than 12 plants are used on
large scale in the industry

4. Different types of aromatic
plant
Lavender oil
 Botanical name -Lavandula officinalis
 Family –Labiatae
 Lavender oil ,native of south europe ,
growing in highlands of kashmir.
 they are excellent for use in face and
toilet powders and fixative in soap
and shaving creams
 Lavender oil is imported india from
france.

5. Lavender oil

6. Rose
 Botanical name – Rosa gallica var
 Family – Rosaceae
 it is not a symbol of beauty , love and
purity but one of the best materials for
production of high quality rose oil, rose
attar and rose water
 a wonderful skin toner especially for
dry,sensitive or aging skin .
 It has a calming effect for grief, resentment
anger and depression

7. Rose

8. Lamongrass
 Botanical name – cymbopogon citratus
 Family- poaceae
 It is indigenous to india and grown in chennai ,
tamilnadu and karnataka . It is cultivated chiefly
in travancore and malabar.
 The leaves of this plant , yield the normal
essential oil containing75 percent of aldehydes (
chiefly citral).
 The oil is used for the synthesis of vitamin A
 The oil is used in many pharmaceutical
preparations,such as pain balm and
disinfectants

9. Chamomile
 Botanical name – Matricaria chamomile
 Family –Asterceae
 Chemical content –azalene, viscos oil
apigenine
 German chamomile is widely used traditinal
and modern medicines .
 Blue essential oil is extracted chamomile has
great demand in international markets.
 Chamomile is grown in jamu , kashmir and
assam states
 It used in cosmatics, perfumery , drugs and
confectionary industries as flovoring agents

10. Lamongrass and chamomile

11. Merigold
 The oils is a valuable commercial product
largely used in blending high grade perfumes .
 The herb is also used as stomahic ,
carmunative.
 It should be stored in yallow colored bottles .
 The oil is used in the treatment of foot
diseases
 pappermint
 There are 30 species of mint
 Peppermint oil is largely used as a flavouring
agent for confectionary & liquors as well as for

12. Aromatic plant type
merigold
Mint and papermint
mouth freshener

13. Rosemary
 The plant has several medicinal
properties like carminative, stomachic
and well known antioxidant properties.
 Leaves have a special use in culinary
purpose.
 Rosemary oil has an inspiring and
regenerating effect on hair and
stimulates the brain.
 Excellent antiseptic action. Quite useful
in brain

14. rosemary

15. Importance of aromatic plants
 Essential oil and aromatic chemicals
consitute a group of industrial products found
indispensable place in many human
celebration and festivals in the form of
cosmetics , soaps, pharmaceuticals,
perfumes, ice creams and agarbathi etc.
 prominent among the aroma bearing plants
are lavender, rose , pappermint, rosemary,
 The essential oils derived from these plants
form the backbone of perfumery, cosmetic
industry .
 These oils rank among the top essential oil