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BOTANICAL NAME: vetiveria zizanoides
GRADE: therapeutic
ORIGIN: Haiti, India, Indonesia, Japan, North America, Philippines
PARTS USED: roots
FRAGRANCE: citrus, heavy, slightly sweet, tobacco-like, woodsy
BLENDS WELL WITH: cedarwood, chamomile, frankincense, ginger, jasmine, juniper, lavender, lemongrass, patchouli, rose, sandalwood, spikenard, vanilla, violet, ylang ylang
AROMATIC BENEFITS: aggression, anchoring, balancing, exhaustion, grounding, relaxing, soothing, stress
MAGICAL USES: divination, exorcism, love, money, peace, protection, unhexing
PHYSICAL USES: antiseptic, arthritis, emollient, fixative, immunity stimulant, insomnia, male infertility, muscular relaxant, neuralgia, rheumatism, sedative
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Health Benefits:
The Essential Oil of Vetiver is obtained through steam distillation of its roots and its main components are alpha vetivone, benzoic acid, beta vetivone, furfurol, vetiverol, vetivene, and vetivenyl vetivenate. Its essential oil is also used extensively in perfume industries (perfumes for body, room fresheners, coolers etc.), cosmetics, soaps, oils and as a flavouring agent in beverages and sorbets and food stuffs.
This essential oil is very popular in aromatherapy and has many medicinal properties, which are described below: