A few essential oil are also extracted from the plant by steam/water distillation. There is wide demand for these essential oils to be used in different formulations and finished products. Cymbopogon flexuosus leaves yield lemongrass oils, an important source of vital raw material for synthesis of vitamin a. This oil is used in flavouring, cosmetics, soap and perfumery industry. Java citronella is obtained from citronella plant and the oil is a source of important perfumery chemicals. These oils are widely used in soap, perfumery, cosmetic and flavouring industries. The palmosora is obtained from cymbopogon martini and are used in perfumery, particularly for flavouring tobacco and blending in soaps. Peppermint is essential oil is obtained from mentha piperita linn and used in the flavouring and the pharmaceutical industries.
