Recently at an outdoor rally, a familiar aroma hit my senses. It has been a long time since I smelled patchouli oil, but there it was conjuring all kinds of memories from my youth. Patchouli is an ...

I've often found myself involved in conversations where the topic of discussion turns to patchouli. Patchouli has one of those polarizing scents that you either love it, or hate it. I happen to be in ...

As humans, we have an excellent olfactory memory, which means our brains are able to store aromatic memories and other sensory remembrances. A single scent can remind us of people, places or events ...

SIMBORO, Indonesia (AP) — Tucked between the village and the forest, Haruna and his father-in-law worked diligently through the night distilling dried patchouli plants, stoking the boiler with ...