Patchouli Herb

by Roby Jose Ciju

Scientific name of Patchouli is Pogostemon patchouli (Syn. Pogostemon cablin). Patchouli belongs to mint family i.e. Labiatae or Lamiaceae. Patchouli is a tropical, perennial aromatic herb which is mainly grown for its aromatic leaves. Patchouli oil, a highly fragrant essential oil, is extracted from its dried herbage. Patchouli is also known as Stink Weed or Pucha Pot (Putcha-Pat). There are several species of patchouli under cultivation such as Pogostemon patchouli, Pogostemon commosum, Pogostemon hortensis, Pogostemon heyneasus and Pogostemon plectranthoides. However, Pogostemon patchouli yields the highest quality patchouli oil and is, therefore, widely cultivated for commercial purposes.

26 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 4, 2014

About the author

Roby Jose Ciju is an author (The Art of Perfect Living: The 7 Personal Powers for Perfection), a technical writer, a professional horticulturist and an agribusiness consultant. Her technical writing is majorly based on the expert knowledge gathered through several years of college education and professional experience in the field of 'Food, Agriculture, Gardening and Horticulture.' She also relies on her travel experiences, extensive internet research, study of journals and books published in the same genre, and interactions and interviews with the industry experts as her resource materials. She writes for both beginners and professionals alike and takes utmost care in providing quality information. Her writing is simple, brief, straight to the point and easy to understand.