Its leaves directly into the clothing, but also anti-moth, East Indians used as a fabric freshener, Southeast Asians them as sterilization, excitement, insect repellent treatment snakes, insect bites, and treat headaches, stomach gas swelling, vomiting, diarrhea and fever symptoms, the essential oil is a favorite of Asian spice, it is also a good reminder of sedatives and kinky agent, can relieve anxiety, can enhance libido. Leaves ovate, hypertrophy can watch, but also a cold, anti-inflammatory. By the early lack of environmental medicine, patchouli almost every family will grow herbs, as a general standing drug; mainly in tropical and subtropical Asia from eastern India to Taiwan, South Indonesia and the Philippines; only two kinds of tropical Africa .
Southeast Asian countries will patchouli as sterilization, de-worming, relax, and for the treatment of headaches, flatulence, vomiting, diarrhea and other symptoms. In addition to using herbs as medicine, it also has a strong aroma of essential oils can be extracted, and in Southeast Asian countries, high economic value. In recent years, European countries the prevalence of aromatherapy, patchouli because it had a special oriental flavor aroma, quite popular locally. Patchouli leaf can be used as medicine, flat or warm, Bitterpungent, and foundation stabilization and convergence, while also providing excellent antibacterial, orally can cure a cold, fever, sore throat, tonsillitis, topical can cure ear infections, burns, cuts, burns, treating them as the older generation in Taiwan early otitis cure, in the ear swelling, fever, inflammation, or take Daozhi Spear blade ear drops or coated in the affected area, and soon you can eliminate discomfort swelling fever, and is brought out to spend even deal with mosquito bites snakebite medicine, as long as the leaf crumple deposited in the affected area several times a day, will soon be able to inflammation, swelling .