Latin name: Vetiveria Zizanioides
Part of the plant used: roots
Source: Java
Extraction method: steam distillation
Vetiver essential oil , also called khus oil, is extracted from the vetiver plant, a green, clumpy grass native to India that can grow five feet tall or more. Vetiver oil is quite fragrant, with a strong, distinctive, earthy aroma that you might recognize from men's cologne.
The calming and cooling effects of vetiver essential oil soothe and calm all types of inflammation. It is particularly good for providing relief from inflammation in both the circulatory and nervous systems.
Vetiver essential oil is a well-known sedative. It soothes nervous irritations, afflictions, convulsions, and emotional outbursts such as anger, anxiety, epileptic and hysterical attacks, restlessness, and nervousness. It even benefits patients suffering from insomnia.
Vetiver essential oil helps heal wounds by promoting the growth of new tissue in injured areas and also by keeping it safe from infection by inhibiting the growth of microbes.
