The Kewra oil also known as Pandanus odoratissimus comes to be hydro-distilled from the flower part of the plant. Our product is largely utilized in the food industry for its excellent aromatic properties. Our output comes popular for its ability to add a pleasant cool and refreshing aroma in house.
Kewra oil is basically extracted out of the flowers of the kewra plant through the steam distillation process. It is botanically named as Pandmns Odoratissimus. This oil has number of health benefits and so, it is widely used in the aromatherapy treatments to calm down the body. Because of its sweet and flowery fragrance, this oil is used in the preparation of many perfumes. It is also known as screw pine or kewra.
Kewra flowers have a very sweet fragrance with a pleasant quality similar to rose flowers, but kewra is fruitier. The watery distillate is quite used in sweets. it can easily be handled and can even be poured using a teaspoon. Our Kewra essential oil is widely used in perfumes as well as for variety of food flavor preparations.
The oil also known by variety of names such as Kewra Oil, Keora Oil, Kewda Oil, Kewra Absolute Oil.
Uses: Kewra oil has got a very sweet, rich and flowery fragrance so; it is widely used in the perfume industry. It is used as a key ingredient in the preparation of various perfumes. Many people prefer buying those perfumes which have the fragrance of kewra.
This oil has soothing and calming effects on the body so; aroma therapists widely use this oil in various aromatherapy treatments. Kewra oil gives a very soothing and relaxed effect on the brain nerves and gives a deep piece of mind.
It is used as an active ingredient in various recipes. It gives a nice fragrance to the food and adds a unique flavor to the dishes. It makes the dish more relishing and delicious.
Kewra oil is extensively used as an antibacterial and an antiseptic. Since this oil has stimulant and antispasmodic properties, it is applied on the rheumatoid pains to get instant relief. This oil has therapeutic uses too by which the mind and body functions can be stabilized.
Benefits: Kiora water is distilled from the male flowers of the Pandanus odoratissimus tree. There are over 70 varieties of Pandanus trees, but here we mention only two, as there is much research to be done on the health benefits of these trees. The fragrance of kiora water is similar to rose water, but it has a fruitier flavor.
In English the trees are known as Screw Pines, although they are not pine trees and they are also called Umbrella Trees because of the shape some of them grow in.
Leaves from Pandanus amaryllifolius are used as a spice in South East Asia to flavor curries and desserts. These trees grow in tropical Asia, Australia and the Pacific islands. The ripe fruits of Pandanus trees have their distinctive aroma because of the essential oil they contain.
Kewra leaves all along the eastern coast of India and is particularly famous in Orissa where a lot of the distilled water comes from. This tree flowers in the monsoon season and is harvested in the early morning before the flowers open as they lose their fragrance quickly when they open. Sandalwood is added to the distillation to produce attar kewra which is used in the perfume industry, and ruh kewra is the essential oil that is produced, not mixed with anything and expensive. This name is interesting as ruh means soul in Urdu so the name could mean refresher of the soul. The aroma of this oil has a calming effect and is good as an aid to mental relaxation, as well as having anti-oxidant properties.
Kewra leaves are used in South East Asia to flavor meat dishes as they have a nutty taste. They are also used to wrap food in (after they have been steeped coconut milk) and to weave baskets which food is served in. They can also be used to weave mats and in the past were used as roofing material and to make grass skirts. In traditional medicine these leaves have been used to treat chest pains, reduce fevers, and inflammation from arthritis. Chewing the leaf helps oral health and stops bleeding gums. The leaves are also used to ease stomach cramps and spasms, and are given to women recovering after childbirth. It is thought that they might have anti-cancer properties too and trials are being carried out to see if they are effective against cancer. Extracts of these leaves may be added to bath water for skin problems and relief from sunburn.
The leaves contain a natural insecticide which has been effective in killing mosquitoes.