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Vetiveriazizanioides(L.) Nash
vetivergrass
Existing Information
 Botanical Name : Chrysopogon zizanioides (L.) Robert
 Chrysopogon zizanioides
 chrysos - gold
 pogon -beard
 zizanion -a weed in cornfields.
 Synonyms : Vetiveria zizanioides (L.) Nash
 Common Name : Khus-khus, Khus ghas, Valo
DISTRIBUTION
 V. zizanioides grows naturally in swamp areas of India, Bangladesh, Burma
(Myanmar) and occurs probably naturalized in many parts of South-East
Asia. It has been in cultivation in India for centuries and is now found
throughout the tropics and in many subtropical areas
 Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils.
 Suitable pH: acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils.
 It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade.
 It prefers moist soil.
 Shoots growing from the underground crown make the plant frost and
wildfire resistant, and allow it to survive heavy grazing pressure.
 They can survive deep water flow. Under clear water, the plant can
survive up to two months.
Description
Habit : An erect herb, Perennials, Gregarious.
Stem : Stems 60-150 cm high, in large, dense tufts
Root : stout spongy aromatic root, sparingly branched, horizontally
spreading, mat-like root systems, roots grow downward, 2 m to 4 m
in depth.
Leaves : 3 m long and 8 mm wide, Subbifarious, narrow, acute, erect,
keeled, glabrous, margins scabrid, sheaths equitant, ligule obscure.
Description
 Inflorescence :
 Panicle10-30 cm, 2.5-5 cm long branches, conical, erect, rachis stout and
erectopatent filiform flexuous branches glabrous or scaberulous.
 Spikes slender joints and pedicels about as the sessile paired spikelets.
 Sessile spikelets grey green yellow or purplish, slightly curved, glabrous, callus
obscurely bearded; glume first coriaceous, acute, 2-4 nerved, glume second
coriaceous, 1-nerved, margins hyaline, keel muricate; third glume lanceolate,
acuminate, 2-nerved, margins inflexed ciliolate; glume fourth as glume third, ciliate;
palea very small, obtuse, glabrous.
 Pedicellated spikelets like the sessile but first glume smooth, glume fourth awnless.
 Lower floret empty; upper floret male, long, oblong, 3 stamens
 Flowering and Fruiting Time : October
CHEMICAL COMPOSTION
• β-vetispirene (1.6-4.5 %),
• khusimol (3.4-13.7 %),
• vetiselinenol (1.3-7.8 %) and
• α-vetivone (2.5-6.3 %)
PARTS USED
Root
Vettiver oil
DOSAGE
Powder- 3 to 6 gram
Decoction- 50 to 100 mL
Aqua- Cold infusion- 50 mL
USES
 The roots are aromatic and yield an important essential oil for
perfumery industry.
 Also woven into screens and tatties to be hung over doors or
set in windows in hot weather, when sprinkled with water, they
cool and perfume the air.
 An infusion of the root is given as a febrifuge, and a powder in
bilious complaints.
 It is regarded as stimulant, sudorific, stomachic and
refrigerant.
Uses
Gastric
Hear burn
Skin related issues
Rheumatism
Sprain arthritis
Intestinal worm
Bleeding disorder
Fever
Diabetes
Carbuncles
Abscesses
Anti- oxidant
Anti- tuberculosis activity
Aphrodiasic
Lactative
SIDDHA BENEFITS
• Soothing and cooling effect
• Calms circulatory system and
nervous system
• Nervine tonic
• Reduce anxiety
• Anti- inflammatory
• Sleep inducing medicine
• Anti septic
• Rejenuvetent
• Hepato- protective
• Anti microbial activity
• Used as pesticide
• Used against tuberculosis
• Curbs nausea and vomiting
• Cure Diabetes
• Cure Depression
• Prevent growth of cancer cells
• Cure bleeding disorder
• Cure disease of urinary system and
ulcers
AYURVEDIC BENEFITS
Yograj Guggul-
pain
Kumkumadi thailam-
complexion
Other uses
 Increase ground water capacity
 Increase bio mass of soil
 Termite- repellent
 Increases aeration in the soil
 Prevents nematode
 Can be grown along with cultivable crops
 Fodder
 Replace the straw or wood shaving pads in evaporative coolers
SIDE EFFECT
Feel the taste
REFERANCE
• https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Vetiveria+zizanioides
• https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Khas.html#:~:text=Chrysopogon%20zizanioides%20%2D%20K
has&text=Khas%20is%20a%20perennial%20bunchgrass,The%20flowers%20are%20brownish%2Dpurple.
• https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/243243
• https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=VEZI80
• https://www.easyayurveda.com/2015/01/08/vetiver-vetiveria-zizanioides-uses-research-side-effects/
• https://www.planetayurveda.com/library/ushira-vetiveria-zizanioides/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysopogon_zizanioides
• http://www.efloraofgandhinagar.in/grasses/chrysopogon-zizanioides
• https://www.tknsiddha.com/medicine/vetiver-2/
• https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Chemical-composition-and-biological-properties-of-%28-Chahal-
Bhardwaj/4546fe805715e6da73395ccd75e0161c2c056a19?p2df
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PfA7P9MVWg

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Vetiveria zizanioides

  • 1.
  • 3. Existing Information  Botanical Name : Chrysopogon zizanioides (L.) Robert  Chrysopogon zizanioides  chrysos - gold  pogon -beard  zizanion -a weed in cornfields.  Synonyms : Vetiveria zizanioides (L.) Nash  Common Name : Khus-khus, Khus ghas, Valo
  • 4. DISTRIBUTION  V. zizanioides grows naturally in swamp areas of India, Bangladesh, Burma (Myanmar) and occurs probably naturalized in many parts of South-East Asia. It has been in cultivation in India for centuries and is now found throughout the tropics and in many subtropical areas  Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils.  Suitable pH: acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils.  It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade.  It prefers moist soil.  Shoots growing from the underground crown make the plant frost and wildfire resistant, and allow it to survive heavy grazing pressure.  They can survive deep water flow. Under clear water, the plant can survive up to two months.
  • 5.
  • 6. Description Habit : An erect herb, Perennials, Gregarious. Stem : Stems 60-150 cm high, in large, dense tufts Root : stout spongy aromatic root, sparingly branched, horizontally spreading, mat-like root systems, roots grow downward, 2 m to 4 m in depth. Leaves : 3 m long and 8 mm wide, Subbifarious, narrow, acute, erect, keeled, glabrous, margins scabrid, sheaths equitant, ligule obscure.
  • 7.
  • 8. Description  Inflorescence :  Panicle10-30 cm, 2.5-5 cm long branches, conical, erect, rachis stout and erectopatent filiform flexuous branches glabrous or scaberulous.  Spikes slender joints and pedicels about as the sessile paired spikelets.  Sessile spikelets grey green yellow or purplish, slightly curved, glabrous, callus obscurely bearded; glume first coriaceous, acute, 2-4 nerved, glume second coriaceous, 1-nerved, margins hyaline, keel muricate; third glume lanceolate, acuminate, 2-nerved, margins inflexed ciliolate; glume fourth as glume third, ciliate; palea very small, obtuse, glabrous.  Pedicellated spikelets like the sessile but first glume smooth, glume fourth awnless.  Lower floret empty; upper floret male, long, oblong, 3 stamens  Flowering and Fruiting Time : October
  • 9. CHEMICAL COMPOSTION • β-vetispirene (1.6-4.5 %), • khusimol (3.4-13.7 %), • vetiselinenol (1.3-7.8 %) and • α-vetivone (2.5-6.3 %)
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  • 11. PARTS USED Root Vettiver oil DOSAGE Powder- 3 to 6 gram Decoction- 50 to 100 mL Aqua- Cold infusion- 50 mL
  • 12. USES  The roots are aromatic and yield an important essential oil for perfumery industry.  Also woven into screens and tatties to be hung over doors or set in windows in hot weather, when sprinkled with water, they cool and perfume the air.  An infusion of the root is given as a febrifuge, and a powder in bilious complaints.  It is regarded as stimulant, sudorific, stomachic and refrigerant.
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  • 14. Uses Gastric Hear burn Skin related issues Rheumatism Sprain arthritis Intestinal worm Bleeding disorder Fever Diabetes Carbuncles Abscesses Anti- oxidant Anti- tuberculosis activity Aphrodiasic Lactative
  • 15. SIDDHA BENEFITS • Soothing and cooling effect • Calms circulatory system and nervous system • Nervine tonic • Reduce anxiety • Anti- inflammatory • Sleep inducing medicine • Anti septic • Rejenuvetent • Hepato- protective • Anti microbial activity • Used as pesticide • Used against tuberculosis • Curbs nausea and vomiting • Cure Diabetes • Cure Depression • Prevent growth of cancer cells • Cure bleeding disorder • Cure disease of urinary system and ulcers
  • 17. Other uses  Increase ground water capacity  Increase bio mass of soil  Termite- repellent  Increases aeration in the soil  Prevents nematode  Can be grown along with cultivable crops  Fodder  Replace the straw or wood shaving pads in evaporative coolers
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  • 23. REFERANCE • https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Vetiveria+zizanioides • https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Khas.html#:~:text=Chrysopogon%20zizanioides%20%2D%20K has&text=Khas%20is%20a%20perennial%20bunchgrass,The%20flowers%20are%20brownish%2Dpurple. • https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/243243 • https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=VEZI80 • https://www.easyayurveda.com/2015/01/08/vetiver-vetiveria-zizanioides-uses-research-side-effects/ • https://www.planetayurveda.com/library/ushira-vetiveria-zizanioides/ • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysopogon_zizanioides • http://www.efloraofgandhinagar.in/grasses/chrysopogon-zizanioides • https://www.tknsiddha.com/medicine/vetiver-2/ • https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Chemical-composition-and-biological-properties-of-%28-Chahal- Bhardwaj/4546fe805715e6da73395ccd75e0161c2c056a19?p2df • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PfA7P9MVWg