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Historical records of vetiver essential oil: is the wealth-attracting claim true?

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Historical records of vetiver essential oil and its development: it is known by the title of the "calming essential oil", and clearly its soothing effect is indeed outstanding. In Kolkata, people weave vetiver into rain canopies and sun awnings, which they call "Kus-Kus". In hot weather, after the "Kus-Kus" has been sprinkled with water, it gives off a delicate, subtle fragrance. Muslims in India grind vetiver roots into powder and place it in sachets to repel insects and moths. The people of Java have used vetiver roots to weave mats and make thatched roofs for hundreds of years. The indigenous people of Tahiti prefer to use the leaf portion of vetiver grass to build roofs.

There is a famous European perfume called "Indian Muslim", whose ingredients include vetiver, sandalwood, benzoin, thyme and rose. In fact, vetiver is often used as a fixative in perfumes.
Before World War I, Java exported large quantities of dried vetiver roots to Europe for distilling essential oil, but because shipping routes were congested, Java began distilling vetiver roots locally, and the locals called it "Akarwangi".

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The root system of vetiver is very well developed and dense, reaching 2 to 3 m deep. Vetiver essential oil is often thought by people to have the ability to "attract wealth" and "bring good fortune". Vetiver essential oil is taken from its well-developed grass roots; in the Five Elements it belongs to earth, and earth generates metal. In addition, the grass roots themselves are the foundation of the plant, able to gather resources from all directions, and together with the powerful root system of vetiver, we can well imagine how strong its power of gathering and collecting will be!!! In aromatherapy research, it is considered that vetiver does have the ability to bring good fortune and attract wealth, and this is truly not an exaggeration. If you open vetiver essential oil and gently sniff it, you will smell an ink scent of renminbi!

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