Ylang Ylang (Kenanga)
Cananga odorata
About Ylang Ylang (Kenanga)
Ylang Ylang (Kenanga) (Cananga odorata) is a herb used in the Jamu tradition to help with Anxiety, High Blood Pressure, Headache, and Libido. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, taken internally.
Botanical background
Cananga odorata, known as the cananga tree (Indonesian: kenanga, Filipino: ilang-ilang), is a tropical tree that originates in Indonesia, which in the early 19th century spread to Malaysia and the Philippines. It is valued for the perfume extracted from its flowers, called ylang-ylang /ΛiΛlΓ¦Ε ΛiΛlΓ¦Ε/ EE-lang-EE-lang (a name also sometimes used for the tree itself), which is an essential oil used in aromatherapy. The tree is also called the fragrant cananga, Macassar-oil plant, or perfume tree....
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist