Potential Development of Patchouli Plants

patchouli oil plants from indonesia

Plants Patchouli is a tropical shrub species are very numerous and easily grown inIndonesia, this plant produces patchouli oil, which is one type of essential oil obtained bydistillation of patchouli leaves. This plant thrives in almost all parts of Indonesia, such asJava, Sulawesi, Sumatra and other areas, but the centers of production remained on the island of Sumatra, Java and Sulawesi in part.

Patchouli plant is a type of plant pests that are not preferred, because there are thrustinstead of the scent is also widely used as raw material for pesticides. Tananam agePatchouli can be up to 2 years with the first harvest after the age of 6-8 months, and 6months to harvest (depending on treatment). Manure and organic fertilizers, and even more suitable for the quality and the quality of patchouli plants.

As an export commodity, patchouli oil has excellent prospects because the price isrelatively expensive and required continuously by the perfume industry, cosmetics, soaps,and others. Use of patchouli oil in the industry due to high power fiksasinya otherfragrance materials, which can bind and prevent the evaporation of fragrance perfumingsubstance that smelled just not quickly disappear or are more durable such as perfumesin the market.

Patchouli oil demand and consumption of the world around 1000 tons / year, the biggest demand from the United States about 250 tons / year, Britain, France, Switzerland,Germany and the Netherlands require about 200 tons / year, and the rest other consumercountries. Data Patchouli world oil demand in 2008, (the source of google.com).