Essential NoseBuddha's Hand
Citrus medica var. sarcodactylis
Buddha's hand is a citron that grows as a cluster of yellow fingers with almost no flesh inside. It is grown for scent and for offering rather than eating. The peel oil is mostly limonene, with a fifth to a third gamma-terpinene, giving a bright clean citrus with a floral edge. In lab tests it broke open bacterial cell walls and let the contents leak out.[1] How the oil is extracted changes what you get, so composition varies between suppliers.[2]
- Also Known As
- Fingered Citron, Buddha's Fingers
- Family
- Citrus
- Perfumery Note
- Top
- Intensity
- Medium
- Extraction
- Cold Pressed
- Plant Parts
- Fruit peel
- Origins
- China, India, Japan
- Effect
- Focus & Mental Clarity, Grounding & Centering, Energy & Uplifting
- Aroma
- Citrus, Floral, Sweet
- Applications
- Diffusing & Inhalation, Perfumery & Fragrance Making, Cooking & Flavouring
- Price
- $$$$A rare citrus with no pulp or juice; the oil is meticulously extracted from the small surface area of the 'fingers'.
References
- [1]Antibacterial Activity and Mechanisms of Essential Oil from Citrus medica L. var. sarcodactylis - Deng J et al. Molecules, 2019
- [2]Influence of Different Isolation Methods on Chemical Composition and Bioactivities of the Fruit Peel Oil of Citrus medica L. var. sarcodactylis - Chen J et al. Molecules, 2017