Vetiver Essential Oil

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 clumpy, green grass native to India that can grow five feet tall or more. Vetiver oil is quite fragrant, with a distinctive, strong, earthy scent that you may recognize from men's cologne.

The calming and cooling effects of vetiver essential oil soothe and calm all types of inflammation. It is particularly effective at 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 at the injured site and also by keeping the wound safe from infection by inhibiting the growth of microbes.