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What is Vetiver Grass?
Indians know this
grass by the name of Khus-Khus for many centuries and love the
fragrance.
Vetiver grass,
Vetiveria zizanioides, has been known to be useful plant for man for
thousands of years. Rural people have used it for centuries for the oil from
its roots, for the roots themselves and the leaves. Its centre of origin is
in India and it has spread around the world through its by-product value as
a producer of aromatic oil for the perfume industry (Khus-Khus). It
has been used in our country since ancient times and is recorded as a
medicinal plant in the Ayurvedic science. For several centuries Vetiver has
been commercially cultivated for the scented oil that is distilled from its
roots. In North India villagers weave these roots into mats, baskets, fans
and ornaments. They also weave them into window coverings that freshen the
air of village homes with a severe and penetrating scent. The roots and oil
are known to repel insects. People in India and elsewhere have long used
Vetiver roots among their clothes to keep insects away. Join
Indian Vetiver Network IVN
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for
every detail on Vetiver System working worldwide
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