Application history of Eupatorium adenophorum

Known as "calming essential oil", it can be seen that its soothing effect is really outstanding. In Calcutta, people weave awnings and awnings with vetiver grass, which is called "kus-kus". In hot weather, "Kus-Kus" will give off a faint fragrance when sprinkled with water. Muslims in India grind the roots of Eupatorium adenophorum into powder and put them into small bags to prevent insects and moths. For hundreds of years, Javanese have made mats and thatched roofs from vetiver roots. The indigenous people in Tahiti prefer to use the leaves of vetiver to build roofs.

There is a famous European perfume called "Indian Muslim", which contains vetiver, sandalwood, benzoin, thyme and rose. In fact, vetiver grass is often used as a fixative for perfume.

Before World War I, Java exported a large number of dried vetiver roots to Europe for distilling essential oil. However, due to the crowded shipping routes, Java began to extract vetiver roots locally, which the locals called Akarwangi.