A relative assessment of essential oil of Chrysopogon zizanioides and Matricaria chamomilla along with calcium hydroxide and chlorhexidine gel against Enterococcus faecalis in ex vivo root canal models.
Shakya VK, Luqman S, Tikku AP, Chandra A, Singh DK.
J Conserv Dent. 2019 Jan-Feb;22(1):34-39. doi: 10.4103/JCD.JCD_69_18.

Activity of Vetiver Extracts and Essential Oil against Meloidogyne incognita.
Jindapunnapat K, Reetz ND, MacDonald MH, Bhagavathy G, Chinnasri B, Soonthornchareonnon N, Sasnarukkit A, Chauhan KR, Chitwood DJ, Meyer SLF.
J Nematol. 2018 Sep 3;50(2):147-162. doi: 10.21307/jofnem-2018-008.

A review on moringa tree and vetiver grass - Potential biorefinery feedstocks.
Raman JK, Alves CM, Gnansounou E.
Bioresour Technol. 2018 Feb;249:1044-1051. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.10.094. Epub 2017 Oct 31. Review.

Evaluation of the Constituents of Vetiver Oil Against Anopheles minimus (Diptera: Culicidae), a Malaria Vector in Thailand.
Tisgratog R, Sukkanon C, Grieco JP, Sanguanpong U, Chauhan KR, Coats JR, Chareonviriyaphap T.
J Med Entomol. 2018 Jan 10;55(1):193-199. doi: 10.1093/jme/tjx188.

Vetiver Essential Oil in Cosmetics: What Is New?
Burger P, Landreau A, Watson M, Janci L, Cassisa V, Kempf M, Azoulay S, Fernandez X.
Medicines (Basel). 2017 Jun 16;4(2). pii: E41. doi: 10.3390/medicines4020041.

Modification of sleep-waking and electroencephalogram induced by vetiver essential oil inhalation.
Cheaha D, Issuriya A, Manor R, Kwangjai J, Rujiralai T, Kumarnsit E.
J Intercult Ethnopharmacol. 2016 Feb 14;5(1):72-8. doi: 10.5455/jice.20160208050736.

De novo assembly and characterization of root transcriptome in two distinct morphotypes of vetiver, Chrysopogon zizaniodes (L.) Roberty.
Chakrabarty D, Chauhan PS, Chauhan AS, Indoliya Y, Lavania UC, Nautiyal CS.
Sci Rep. 2015 Dec 18;5:18630. doi: 10.1038/srep18630.

Acaricidal properties of vetiver essential oil from Chrysopogon zizanioides (Poaceae) against the tick species Amblyomma cajennense and Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus (Acari: Ixodidae).
Campos RN, Nascimento Lima CB, Passos Oliveira A, Albano Araújo AP, Fitzgerald Blank A, Barreto Alves P, Nascimento Lima R, Albano Araújo V, Santana AS, Bacci L.
Vet Parasitol. 2015 Sep 15;212(3-4):324-30. doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2015.08.022. Epub 2015 Aug 24.

Molecular and chemical characterization of vetiver, Chrysopogon zizanioides (L.) Roberty, germplasm.
Celestino RS, Zucchi MI, Pinheiro JB, Campos JB, Pereira AA, Bianchini FG, Lima RN, Arrigoni-Blank MF, Alves PB, Blank AF.
Genet Mol Res. 2015 Aug 14;14(3):9452-68. doi: 10.4238/2015.August.14.9.

Vetiver oil (Java) attenuates cisplatin-induced oxidative stress, nephrotoxicity and myelosuppression in Swiss albino mice.
Sinha S, Jothiramajayam M, Ghosh M, Jana A, Chatterji U, Mukherjee A.
Food Chem Toxicol. 2015 Jul;81:120-128. doi: 10.1016/j.fct.2015.04.018. Epub 2015 Apr 21.

Unravelling the scent of vetiver: identification of character-impact compounds.
Belhassen E, Baldovini N, Brevard H, Meierhenrich UJ, Filippi JJ.
Chem Biodivers. 2014 Nov;11(11):1821-42. doi: 10.1002/cbdv.201400079.

Vetiver oil (Vetiveria zizanioides root oil) is an oil extracted from the root of the plant Vetiveria zizanoides (Chrysopogon zizanioides) (Poaceae) which has antioxidant and antibacterial properties.

It is used as a fragrance in perfumes, liquid soaps, shampoos and more.

The roots of Vetiveria zizanoides in India are woven to make window coverings and burned to perfume the environment.

The Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis showed that three major components, including valerenol (18.48%), valerenal (10.21%), and β-Cadinene (6.23%), are found in CXE oil, while a total of 23 components were identified, 48 components less than using conventional hydrodistillation (1).

Two other interesting components have also been identified in Vetiver oil: Khusimol, an essential oil of a certain economic significance and Khusimone (2).

Vetiver oil  studies

UNII: 9M9P32M01L

CAS: 8016-96-4 84238-29-9

EC Number: 282-490-8

Synonyms:

• Vetiver oil
• Oils, vetiver
• Java vetiver oil
• Oil of vetiver
• Vetiver oil distilled
• Vetiver oil (Vetiveria zizanioides stapf)

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(1) Chemical Composition, Antioxidant, and Antimicrobial Activities of Vetiveria zizanioides (L.) Nash Essential Oil Extracted by Carbon Dioxide Expanded Ethanol.  David A, Wang F, Sun X, Li H, Lin J, Li P, Deng G.  Molecules. 2019 May 17;24(10). pii: E1897. doi: 10.3390/molecules24101897.

(2) Molecular and chemical characterization of vetiver, Chrysopogon zizanioides (L.) Roberty, germplasm.  Celestino RS, Zucchi MI, Pinheiro JB, Campos JB, Pereira AA, Bianchini FG, Lima RN, Arrigoni-Blank MF, Alves PB, Blank AF.  Genet Mol Res. 2015 Aug 14;14(3):9452-68. doi: 10.4238/2015.August.14.9.