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Cajuput essential oil in clear glass vial. Cajuput oil (also spelled cajeput) is a volatile oil obtained by distillation from the leaves of the myrtaceous trees Melaleuca leucadendra, Melaleuca cajuputi, and probably other Melaleuca species.
An essential oil is a concentrated hydrophobic liquid containing volatile (easily evaporated at normal temperatures) chemical compounds from plants.Essential oils are also known as volatile oils, ethereal oils, aetheroleum, or simply as the oil of the plant from which they were extracted, such as oil of clove.
Bergamot fruits harvested for the production of essential oil The Macchina calabrese peeler, invented in 1840 by Nicola Barillà. The sfumatura or slow-folding process was the traditional technique for manually extracting the bergamot oil. [2]
Bumbu is the Indonesian word for a blend of spices and for pastes and it commonly appears in the names of spice mixtures, sauces and seasoning pastes. The official Indonesian language dictionary describes bumbu as "various types of herbs and plants that have a pleasant aroma and flavour — such as ginger, turmeric, galangal, nutmeg and pepper — used to enhance the flavour of the food."
Imperata cylindrica (commonly known as cogongrass / k oʊ ˈ ɡ oʊ n / or kunai grass / ˈ k uː n aɪ / [1] [3]) is a species of perennial rhizomatous grass native to tropical and subtropical Asia, Micronesia, Melanesia, Australia, Africa, and Southern Europe.