Patchouli
| Botanical Name | Pogostemon cablin |
| Botanical family | Lamiaceae |
| Origin | Indonesia, India, China |
| Method | Complete distillation by steam distillation |
| Plant part | Flowering Tops |
| Note | Base |
| Appearance | limpid mobile liquid |
| Color | light yellow to yellow |
| Odor | sweet, earthy, oriental and warm |
| Biochemical composition of the essential oil | Sesquiterpenes (40–50%): guaiene, bulnesene, patchoulene, seychellene Sesquiterpenols (40–45%): patchoulol, pogostol |
| Therapeutic properties | Venous, lymphatic and prostate decongestant +++ Phlebotonic, lymph tonic +++ Anti-inflammatory ++ Vulnerary ++ Analgesic ++ Potentially oestrogenic ++ |
| Main therapeutic indications | Internal and external haemorrhoids, varicose veins, heavy legs, oedema +++ Prostatitis, prostate congestion +++ Rosacea ++ Inflammatory, scar tissue and allergy dermatosis: acne, eczema, psoriasis, chapping, beds+++ |