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Tweet  Vetiver (Vetiveria zizanoides) comes from the Tamil word meaning “hatcheted up”—a description of how the roots of the plant are gathered.  It is famously known in India and the world of cuisine as Khus khus, and is also called Vetivert. The tall, perennial aromatic grass can grow up to 1.5 meters in height, has [...]

TweetPrincess Anne Maria De La Tremoille of Nerola, Italy was fond of using the Bitter Orange Tree oil as perfume.  She was known to dab her stationery, scarves and gloves with it, and even add drops of it to her bathwater.  The scent had become so popular in Italy and all over the world that [...]

Tweet    Used in Egypt since the 1500 BC, Anise is identified as one of the oldest spice plants used in food and medicine.  It is also believed as one of the earliest aromatics mentioned in literature. The Egyptians used Anise in making bread, while the Greeks used it to calm the digestive tract.  Its [...]