The aroma of Patchouli is pungent and warm in nature. ?Huoxiang, a traditional Chinese medicine name. It is the aerial part of the Lamiaceae herbaceous plant Pogostemincablin (Blanco) Benth. or Agastacherugosus (Fisch.etMey) O.Ktze. The former is commonly known as "patchouli" and is mainly produced in Guangdong, Taiwan and other places. The latter is commonly known as "Earth Patchouli" and is produced throughout the country.

Physiological properties

Perennial herb. The stem is upright, 0.5-1.5 meters high, and quadrangular. Leaves are heart-shaped and ovate to oblong-lanceolate. The inflorescences are multi-flowered. Calyx tubular obconic. The corolla is lavender blue, the stamens extend out of the corolla, and the filaments are thin, flat, and hairless. Style and stamens nearly as long, filamentous, with equal 2 lobes at apex. The flower disk is thick and ring-shaped. The top of the ovary lobes is tomentose.

Mature small nuts are egg-shaped and oblong, about 1.8 mm long and 1.1 mm wide, with a ribbed abdomen and short bristles at the apex, brown. The flowering period is from June to September, and the fruiting period is from September to November.

Origin

1. Patchouli: Mainly produced in Guangdong, Taiwan and other places.

2. Patchouli: produced all over the country.

Reference for the above content? Baidu Encyclopedia - Patchouli (traditional Chinese medicine)