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Botonical Name : Pogostemon cablin
Country of Origin: Indonesia
Color & Odor : Yellow with Persisitent, Musky, Earthy odor
Solubility: Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils
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We offer pure patchouli oil, derived from fresh fragrant patchouli herbs. The oil retains the distinctive odor which is obtained by rubbing patchouli leaves. The color of the oil depends on the distillation machine; light if done on a stainless steel vessel and dark if done on an iron vessel. But the quality of the oil we offer is unchangingly always high.
COMMON NAMES:
Patchouly and Puchaput.
BLENDS WITH:
Bergamot, cassia, cedarwood, clary sage, myrrh, opopanax, rose, sandalwood, sweet orange.
CONSTITUENTS:
a-bulnesene, a-guaiene, a-patchoulene, b-patchoulene, caryophyllene, norpatchoulenol, patchouli alcohol, pogostol, seychellene.
USES:
Patchouli oil is a very well known antidepressant. Its anti-inflammatory quality makes it an excellent astringent and antiseptic. Anti-emetic, antimicrobial and antiphlogistic, it is antitoxic in nature. It is also antiviral, bactericidal and fungicidal, which makes it a very effective deodorant. A stimulating and tonic agent, it is very much popular as a carminative, digestive, diurectic, nerving, prophylactic and febrifuge. Patchouli oil has also been
used as a aphrodisiac since time immemorial.
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