PALMAROSA
| Botanical Name | Cymbopogon martinii |
| Botanical family | Poaceae |
| Origin | India, Nepal |
| Method | Steam distillation |
| Plant part | Grass |
| Note | Middle |
| Appearance | mobile, limpid liquid |
| Color | pale yellow |
| Odor | fresh, sweet, flowery, close to rose |
| Biochemical composition of the essential oil | Alcohols (80–90%): geraniol, linalool Esters (10–20%): geranyl acetate, geranyl formate |
| Therapeutic properties | Major wide-spectrum anti-infective +++ General nerve and cardiac stimulant ++ Uterotonic +++ Neuro-dermo-endocrine decongestant ++ Analgesic ++ |
| Main therapeutic indications | Sinusitis, otitis, influenza, sore throats ++ Pharyngitis, bronchitis +++ Infectious diarrhoea +++ Childbirth (induces and stimulates) +++ Painful breast engorgement +++ Urethritis, cystitis, vaginitis, salpingitis +++ Infectious dermatosis +++ |