Patchouli (pogostemon cablin )
Patchouli has a warm, mellow, earthy scent that was especially popular in the 1960's. It provides a pleasant exotic base to some of our blends.
A fragrant herb, with soft, opposite, egg-shaped leaves and square stems, grows 2 to 3 feet height, with the peculiar, characteristic odour of patchouli when rubbed. Its whitish flowers are tinged with purple and grow in both axillary and terminal spikes. The crop is cut two or three times a year, the leaves than being dried and packed in bales and exported for distillation of the oil. The best oil is freshly distilled near the plantations.

Patchouli Oil:
Pogostemon cablin
5 or 10 ml, org.,Dist., Sumatra
Primavera
Benefits from Patchouli Essential oil include its use for skin inflammations, fungal infections, eczema, dandruff, and as an insecticide.
Possible Aromatherapy and Skin care Use: Acne, athlete's foot, chapped skin, dermatitis, eczema, fatigue, frigidity, hair care, insect repellant, mature skin, oily skin, stress