Isitolo esidayisa yonke impahla citronella amafutha abalulekile 100% okumsulwa yemvelo citronella uwoyela oxosha omiyane
Sekungamakhulu eminyaka, amafutha e-citronella asetshenziswa njengekhambi lemvelo futhi njengesithako ku-cuisine yase-Asia. E-Asia, amafutha abalulekile e-citronella avame ukusetshenziswa njengesithako esingenabuthi esibulala izinambuzane. I-Citronella yayisetshenziselwa ukuphunga insipho, okokuhlanza, amakhandlela anephunga elimnandi, ngisho nemikhiqizo yezimonyo.
Amafutha abalulekile e-Citronella akhishwa nge-steam distillation yamaqabunga e-citronella neziqu. Le ndlela yokukhipha iyindlela ephumelela kakhulu yokubamba "ingqikithi" yesitshalo futhi isiza izinzuzo zaso zikhanye.
Amaqiniso ajabulisayo -
- I-Citronella ivela egameni lesiFulentshi elihunyushwa ngokuthi "i-lemon balm".
- I-Cymbopogon nardus, eyaziwa nangokuthi i-citronella grass, iwuhlobo oluhlaselayo, okusho ukuthi uma isikhule emhlabeni, iyenza ibe mnandi. Futhi ngenxa yokuthi alinambithisiseki, alinakudliwa; ngisho nezinkomo zibulawa indlala ezweni elinensada yotshani be-citronella.
- I-Citronella kanye ne-lemongrass amafutha abalulekile angamafutha amabili ahlukene atholakala ezitshalweni ezimbili ezihlukene ezingamalungu omndeni owodwa.
- Okunye ukusetshenziswa okuyingqayizivele kawoyela we-citronella ukusetshenziswa kwawo ekunqandeni ukukhonkotha kwezinja. Abaqeqeshi bezinja basebenzisa isifutho sikawoyela ukulawula izinkinga zezinja ezikhonkotha.
Amafutha e-Citronella asetshenziswe kusukela emakhulwini eminyaka eSri Lanka, e-Indonesia naseChina. Isetshenziselwe iphunga layo nanjengento exosha izinambuzane. Kunezinhlobo ezimbili ze-citronella - uwoyela we-citronella Java kanye ne-citronella uwoyela waseCeylon. Izithako kuwo womabili amafutha ziyefana, kodwa ukwakheka kwawo kuyahlukahluka. I-citronellal ezinhlobonhlobo zaseCeylon yi-15 %, kuyilapho leyo ezinhlobonhlobo ze-Java ingu-45%. Ngokufanayo, i-geraniol ingu-20% no-24% ngokulandelanayo ezinhlobonhlobo ze-Ceylon ne-Java. Ngakho, izinhlobonhlobo ze-Java zibhekwa njengezingcono kakhulu, njengoba futhi zinephunga elimnandi le-lemony; kanti ezinye izinhlobo zinephunga elimnandi le-citrus.