38. Vetiveria.—Vetivert.

Botanical name: 
Vetiveria zizanioides

38. VETIVERIA.—VETIVERT. The fibrous wiry roots of Andropo'gon murica'tus Retzius. Habitat: Eastern India. Tonic and stimulant, but mainly employed as a perfume in sachet powders, etc.

A Manual of Organic Materia Medica and Pharmacognosy, 1917, was written by Lucius E. Sayre, B.S. Ph. M.