Patchouli

Latin Name: Pogostemon patchouli, heyeanus
Alternative Name: pucha-pot, pucha-pat
Forms Available: essential oil, leaf
Patchouli - Pogostemon patchouli or heyeanus - This tender, aromatic herb has upright, square stems with soft oval leaves and whorls of whitish flowers on spikes. The leaves, placed among clothes to deter insects, give Indian shawls their characteristic fragrance. Patchouli gave the distinctive [...]