Description
- available as dried root form
- quantity 100 gm
- having pleasant fragrance
It is available as dried raw form. It is a perennial grass which is popularly known as khus in western and northern India. It gets its name from the Tamil word vettiver. Vetiver can grow up to 1.5 meters in height. It has thin-long leaves and has brownish-purple flowers. Unlike most other plants, Vetiver roots grow vertically downward; they can reach a depth of up to 4 meters. Though vetiver is native to India, but is grown in most tropical regions of the world. Its roots are used for oil extraction. Vetiver oil is used in aromatherapy and a variety of cosmetics. It is fibrous and is also used to make ropes. It is mainly cultivated for the essential oil extracted from its roots which is highly fragrant and used widely in perfumes.