What's the smell of Pogostemon?

Bitter taste is like Chinese medicine. Because of its strong natural fragrance, the leaves of Pogostemon cablin have been used to extract essential oil and make perfume for hundreds of years. The smell of pure patchouli is pungent, so strong that it can even make people faint.

1960- 1970, the pursuit of patchouli in Europe and America reached fanaticism. The smell of Pogostemon cablin is reminiscent of India, and Pogostemon cablin has become a necessity for hippies because of their pursuit of Hindu gods. But at that time, hippies also used some cheap perfumes to mix and match, coupled with personal life problems, which led some Americans to think of hippies when they smelled patchouli and had a bad impression. Even in English dictionaries, the slang Pogostemon cablin implies people who don't take a bath.

Pogostemon cablin belongs to mint plant. Natural Pogostemon cablin has a strong smell, a strong resin fragrance, a fishy smell of herbs, a bitter taste of traditional Chinese medicine, and a cool woody aroma like mint. It is a common perfume in oriental, xipu and fragrance perfumes, and can be perfectly matched with many common perfumes, such as sandalwood, cedar, lavender, rose, vetiver, etc.

The most common appearance of Pogostemon cablin is its combination with sweet elements. Because of the bitter and deep smell of Pogostemon cablin, when it is combined with sweetness, it will have a feeling of bitterness in sweetness and poison in sugar. It will make the sweetness richer, increase the depth of aroma, and become sexy and attractive, which is much more violent than simple silly sweet.