Linden Blossom Water

INCI name:

Tilia vulgaris

Part used:

Flower

Extraction method:

Distillation 

CAS No.:

N/A

Origin:

Bulgaria


Physical Data and Chemical Properties

Appearance 

Clear and transparent mobile liquid

Odour

Typical bodhi flower characteristics

Relative Density(20℃)

0.9987

Refractive index(20℃)

1.3325

Essential oils contain amount (%):

≥0.02


Description

Ficus religiosa or sacred fig is a species of fig native to Indian subcontinent, south-west China and Indochina. It belongs to the Moraceae, the fig or mulberry family. It is also known as the bodhi tree, pippala tree, peepal tree or ashwattha tree (in India and Nepal).


Ficus religiosa is a large dry season-deciduous or semi-evergreen tree up to 30m (98 ft) tall and with a trunk diameter of up to 3m (9.8 ft). The leaves are cordate in shape with a distinctive extended drip tip; they are 10–17cm long and 8–12cm broad, with a 6–10cm petiole. The fruits are small figs 1–1.5cm in diameter, green ripening to purple. The leaves of this tree move continuously even when the air around is still and no perceptible wind is blowing. This phenomenon can be explained due to the long leaf stalk and the broad leaf structure. However, religious minded people in Hindu/Buddhist religion attribute this movement of the leaves to the fact that "devas" or "gods" reside on these leaves and make it move continuously.