{"product_id":"kochi-lemongrass-essential-oil","title":"Kochi Lemongrass Essential Oil","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigins\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKnown in its regional hills by the name \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eകൊച്ചി പുൽത്തൈലം\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Kochi Pulthailam), lemongrass has grown wild across these landscapes for as long as memory can recall. Native to the mountain ranges of the Western Ghats, it thrives here amidst intense monsoon rains and nutrient-rich soil, giving the grass its distinct and potent character.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe ancestors — \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eപൂർവികർ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Poorvikar) — used to steep these wild leaves in hot water as a refreshing drink, and with time, as the grass found its way into their \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eകുടിൽ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (mud homes), the leaves were boiled and added to bath water on special occasions. During the heavy monsoon rains, its crushed leaves were also mixed into the cow-dung floors of their \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eകുടിൽ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (mud homes), helping to keep insects away.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt was during these daily rituals, around the boiling cauldrons, that they noticed something unusual: when the simmering lemongrass water met the cold mountain air, a thin layer of oil would gently rise to the surface.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDriven by that innate curiosity, the ancestors of these regions hand-forged a 250-kilogram iron-and-copper still, held above a tall mud oven, working entirely from intuition without a single blueprint.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat very craft, slowly perfected through generations of trial and error, remains at the heart of how our lemongrass oil is traditionally distilled today, in our \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSangha farms\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tribal Sangha","offers":[{"title":"10 ML","offer_id":48271099363498,"sku":null,"price":349.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true},{"title":"15 ML","offer_id":48271099396266,"sku":null,"price":399.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/1691\/8954\/files\/kochi-lemongrass-essential-oil-bottle.png?v=1789443687","url":"https:\/\/tribalsangha.in\/products\/kochi-lemongrass-essential-oil","provider":"Tribal Sangha","version":"1.0","type":"link"}