- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Gramineae
- English Names
- Arabian Kuss-Kuss
- Cuscus grass
- Vetivert
- Khus-Khus grass
- Natural Habitat
- Southern India
- Indonesia
- Ceylon
- Burma
- Philippines
- East Africa
- tropical America
- Part(s) Used
- Radix Ivarancusae = Radix Vetiveriae (fibrous wiry roots from the rootstock)
- Oleum Vetiveriae
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- Constituent(s)
- essential oil
- free acid
- resin
- oxide of iron
- colouring matter
- bitter principle
- Action
- diuretic
- emmenagogue
- tonic
- refrigerant
- stomachic
- antispasmodic
- sudorific
- used in perfumery
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