Vetiver Essential Oil from Haiti

If you are interested in buying larger size quantities we would love to receive your email at info@vessel.gr Vetiver Essential Oil from Haiti Batch: E1001979 Download Datasheet E1001979 Download Datasheet E1001456 VETIVER Common name: Vetiver Other names: Vetiver oil produced in Reunion (and now also in Madagascar) is often labelled as Vetiver Bourbon. In India, oil extracted from wild vetiver is referred to as ‘khus’, while the name ‘vetiver’ is reserved to the oil from cultivated plants. In Northern India, wild vetiver roots are often distilled in traditional copper stills giving the oil its characteristic blue colour. The aroma of the oil is different too! Latin name: Vetiveris zizanioides, syn. Andropogonzizanioides, syn. Chrisopogon zizanioides, syn. Andropogon muricatus, syn. Phalaris zizanioides Botanical family: Poaceae (Graminae) Method of extraction: steam distillation Plant part used to extract the oil: cleaned, dried, chopped roots, soaked in water just before distillation Cultivation method: conventional farming Area of origin: Haiti Historical notes:  Vetiver is native (endemic) to the tropical regions of India but it is now cultivated around the world. Before the WWII, Java was the biggest exporter of the essential oil.  With roots growing to the depth of 3-4 meters in a year, vetiver has been found very useful in prevention of soil erosion, especially when grown on the slopes in the areas affected by monsoons and heavy rain falls. In Kerala and in Sri Lanka, one can see neat rows of vetiver grass, trimmed to just a little tuft, edging the tea plantations where it successfully protects the tea bushes from being uprooted and washed away. Vetiver also slows the water flow and increases the amount absorbed by the soil (infiltration).It is implied in soil and water decontamination treatments. Young vetiver leaves are used as animal feed. Vetiver grass has been also observed to protect the plants grown near by from certain insects. Vetiver roots were traditionally used to reduce bacteria proliferation in water jugs and jars, method still used in Indian county side to ‘keep the water fresh’. The roots are also used to weave the blinds which are hung to shade the rooms and verandas. Water is sprayed on them blinds and as it evapourates it cools and refreshes the area, whilst filling it with a wonderful, calming vetiver aroma. In Indonesia, the roots of vetiver are widely used in the production of fragrant mats and are now often used in modern arts and crafts, e.g. in cushion covers and place mats. In the Philippines and India, the roots are woven to make fragrant-smelling fans. The oil is known as the ‘oil of tranquillity’ – the phrase apparently originates from Sri Lanka. The name comes from ‘vetiver’, a Tamil word meaning ‘root that is dug up’. The species name - ‘zizanioides’ –meaning ‘by the riverside’, was given by Linnaeus in 1771. Biochemical group : sesquialcohol / sesquiterpenol Main chemical constituents :  Khusiomol, vetiseline