Discussion
Gaultheria fragrantissima gives which of the following essential oils?
Answer: C
Gaultheria fragrantissima gives wintergreen oil.
Gaultheria fragrantissima, the Indian wintergreen, is a shrub of the Himalaya, the north-east and the Nilgiris. Its leaves are distilled to give wintergreen oil, which is almost pure methyl salicylate and is used in pain-relieving balms, liniments, flavourings and perfumes.
Keora oil comes from the flowers of Pandanus odoratissimus, costus oil from the roots of Saussurea costus (kuth), and khus oil from the roots of vetiver grass, Chrysopogon zizanioides.
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