Osmanthus fragrans is variously known as sweet osmanthus, sweet olive, tea olive, and fragrant olive, It is the "city flower" of the cities of Guilin, Hangzhou, Suzhou, in China and is the "town tree" of the town of Yoshitomi, Fukuoka Prefecture in Japan.
It can be divided four main types- Osmamthus fragrans var. thunbergii, Osmanthus fragrans var. latifolius, Osmanthus fragrans var. aurantiacus, Osmanthus fragrans var. Semperflorens.
Among them, Osmanthus fragrans var. aurantiacus smells more sweet.
In Chinese cuisine, its flowers may be infused with green or black tea leaves to create a scented tea. The flowers are also used to produce osmanthus-scented jam,sweet cakes dumplings, soups and liquor.
Main Function
It has the function of relieving cold, relieving cough and phlegm, beauty maintenance, curing toothache and cough with asthma.
Main Applications:
Beverage, Fine Perfumery, Cosmetics & Aromatherapy.