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[[File:Vetiveria zizanoides dsc07810.jpg|thumb|right|''vetiver'']]
'''Vetiver''' is a perennial bunchgrass of the Poaceae family, . It is native to India. In western and northern India, it is popularly known as khus.Vetiver is most closely related to Sorghum but shares many morphological characteristics with other fragrant grasses, such as lemongrass, citronella, and palmarosa.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Nerve problems}}, {{Uses|Stress}}, {{Uses|Emotional traumas}}, {{Uses|Lice}}, {{Uses|Repelling insects}}, {{Uses|Insomnia}}, {{Uses|Muscle pain}}, {{Uses|Joint pain}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=Lavancha|ml=Ramaccham, Ramachehamver|sa=Abhaya, Amrinata|ta=lamichamverLamichamver, Vattiver|te=Ayurugaddiveru, Kuruveeru|hi=Bala, Balah|en=AgrimonyVetiver}}
==Properties==
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|purplePurple|1|the The plant bears small brown-purple flowers in long spikes}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit||7–10 mm|clearly Clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown|-|-}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
* [[Vishatinduka TailaUshiraasava]] as ''root juice extract'', [[Chandanasava]], [[Shadanga paniya]], [[Gopanganad kashayam]], [[Nisosiradi oil]]<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations"/>
==Where to get the saplings==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.herbsia.com/2017/11/vetiveria-zizanioides-chemical.html "Chemical Constituents"]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[https://www.britannica.com/plant/vetiver Plant description]</ref><ref name="Ayurvedic preparations">[https://www.britannica.com/plant description"/vetiver Ayurvedic preparations]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://agriinfo.in/default.aspx?page=topic&superid=2&topicid=1403 "planting"Planting]</ref>
</references>
