Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
rosha grass
English answer:
Cymbopogon martinii
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rosha grass
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Same as before, this is used in incense
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Cymbopogon martinii
Common Name(s): gingergrass syn rosha grass syn palmarosa
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Note added at 2002-09-28 00:51:04 (GMT)
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Palmarosa oil is extracted from Cymbopogon martini (a.k.a. Cymbopogon martinii var. martinii) from the Gramineae family and also known as East Indian and Turkish geranium as well as Indian rosha and motia.
Palmarosa is a wild growing herbaceous green and straw-coloured grass with long slender stems with terminal flowering tops and fragrant grassy leaves.
The grass is harvested before the flowers appear and the highest yield is obtained when the grass is fully dried about one week after it has been cut.
There are two varieties of grass - motia and sofia, motia yielding the better quality oil which has a finer aroma. It is originally from India and used to be called \'Turkish geranium oil\' or \'East Indian geranium oil.\'
Because Palmarosa oil has a rose-like smell, it is often used to adulterate rose essential oil. It is an ingredient of soaps, perfumes and cosmetics, and is used in the flavoring of tobacco.
http://www.essentialoils.co.za/essential_oils/palmarosa.htm
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Note added at 2002-09-28 00:51:04 (GMT)
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Palmarosa oil is extracted from Cymbopogon martini (a.k.a. Cymbopogon martinii var. martinii) from the Gramineae family and also known as East Indian and Turkish geranium as well as Indian rosha and motia.
Palmarosa is a wild growing herbaceous green and straw-coloured grass with long slender stems with terminal flowering tops and fragrant grassy leaves.
The grass is harvested before the flowers appear and the highest yield is obtained when the grass is fully dried about one week after it has been cut.
There are two varieties of grass - motia and sofia, motia yielding the better quality oil which has a finer aroma. It is originally from India and used to be called \'Turkish geranium oil\' or \'East Indian geranium oil.\'
Because Palmarosa oil has a rose-like smell, it is often used to adulterate rose essential oil. It is an ingredient of soaps, perfumes and cosmetics, and is used in the flavoring of tobacco.
http://www.essentialoils.co.za/essential_oils/palmarosa.htm
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Comment: "Thank you again zoisol, this gives me hope for finishing my translation before deadline (and with the correct terminology as well)."
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