IS 6774 : 2006 Classification of Essential Oil-Bearing Aromatic Plants

1 Scope

This standard covers classification of aromatic plantsused for the production of essential oils, which are atpresent of interest to the Indian Perfumery Industry. Itprovides information in Table 1, on the botanical identityof the essential oil-bearing aromatic plants, their patternof availability, habitats, economic stage of growth, andharvesting seasons; parts of the plants used for processing,method of processing and yields of essential oils; existenceof Indian Standards and important uses of the plantmaterials and/or oils.

2 References

The following standards contain provisions, whichthrough reference in the text, constitute provisions ofthis standard. At the time of publication, the editionsindicated were valid. All standards are subject to revisionand parties to agreements based on this standard areencouraged to investigate the possibility of applying themost recent editions of the standards indicated below: