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Patchouli

Pogostemon Patchouli

Family- Labiatae

 

 

Ayurvedic Names: Sanskrit- Patchpan, Hindi-Patchouli.

 

International Name: Patchouli

 

 

Habitat: (a) Indigenous to Sub - Tropical Himalayas, South East Asia and

Far East. It has been cultivated for commercial purposes in India. (b)

Patchouli is a herb grass as small annual shrub. Its flowers are

beautiful violet color. It needs good amount of water. Grows fast and

easy in favorable climate.

 

 

Part used for getting oil: Leaves of the herb.

 

 

Source and method for getting oil: Tops of the herb have been Picked and

dried under sunlight. Dried leaves have been distilled to make oil.

 

 

Constituents of the oil-Alcohol: Patchoulol, Phenol, aldehydes, Evenol,

luglviol, cadinene, benzoic, cinnamic, patchoulene, which yields a

strong scented essential volatile oil commonly known as oil of

Patchouli.

 

 

Action: Diuretic and carminative, Antifungal Aphrodisiac.

 

Aroma of the oil: It has a eastern aroma, which is due to its strong

scented volatile oil. Contains typically oriental musty odor which is

Hot and Power full. In India it is commonly used in Linen, Shawls, to

create special scent, due to its germ killing properties. It is also

used in Indian Inks. It has a unique quality to mask other odors due to

which used by cloth industries to mask odors of different ingredients

used in the cloth.

When freshly made it contains a sweet and sour element. Its sweetness

improves with age. It has been kept for at least one year for getting a

musky sweetish smell which is peculiar in itself. It is said that either

you love it or hate it there is no way in between.

 

 

Use in Ayurveda: All over orient commonly used for Poisonous snake bites

and stings of various Animals, Mosquitoes etc. In case of Poisonous

snake bites like cobra etc. 100% Pure oil is put on a cotton/cloth and

applied on the bitten surface immediately as first aid and until

reaching to the doctor or find instruments’ to cut and clean the wound.

After that 50% oil mixed with 50% of any base oil such as cold pressed

sesame, coconut, Sweet Almond, grape seed, wheat germ or Sandal wood oil

is mixed and applied twice daily until the wound gets completely healed.

In case of stings of various Animals, Bugs, mosquitos 25% oil mixed with

75% base oil could be applied until gets normal. Both are tribal

formulas. Remember you can always decrease the percentage of Patchauli

oil mixed with the Base oil depending upon the sensitivity of the skin.

 

It has a unique quality of cell regeneration on the skin as well as

kills bacteria, mask bad odor of the wounds and helps healing it.

 

It has been used as an aphrodisiac for all body types specially for

vata/pitta and vata/kapha type people. It could be used as a fragrance,

applied on the body 10% dilution with any base oil or concentrated on

cloths bed sheets, Burning it in the fragrance Lamp, in bathing water 1

gram with 20 litters of water should be mixed.

 

Due to its antifungal action, it has been used for skin infection,

eczema, ache, swelling due to infection, specially cracked skin scar

tissues and cracked foot collect athlete’s foot.

 

20% oil mixed with other base oil has been applied on the skin for this

purpose. If one has sensitive skin use 10% oil or less.

 

It has excellent qualities of which is diruretic, carminative,

antiseptic and antiinflammatory. As an antidepressant. It has been

mainly used by vata pitta, Vata Kapha people. It could be used for all

body types.

 

It is good antidandruff. Take any herbal shampoo, use one gram patchouli

oil, mix it with 20 grams shampoo and keep it. During bath/shower apply

it on your head as well as hair and massage it for a few minutes all

over the skull. It will not only kill dandruff but also help skin of the

head to grow thick and strong hair. It also helps to keep hair in its

natural color, preventing them from getting white.

 

Due to its insect repellent action, it has been used to drive away

mosquitoes, ants, moths, flies, gnats. To prevent woolen cloths and

expensive dresses from ravages of moths and insects. It has been used in

wardrobe, almirah etc.

 

In scanty urine, ½ drop oil mixed with 4 gram basil seeds powder (ocymum

basilicum). This powder has been divided into 3 parts and given three

times in a day after meals. It cleans the system and calms down

excessive heat of the body.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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