Lemongrass Oil

Botanical Name of Lemongrass:  Cymbopogon citratus

Synonyms: Andropogon citratus, A. schoenathus – (in West Indian, Madagascar or Guatemala lemongrass); Andropogon flexuosus, Cymbopogon flexuosus – (in East Indian, Cochin, British India) or native lemongrass

About Lemongrass: Lemongrass is a kind of a perennial grass which has been native to Asian region and popularly used in cooking. This herb grows up to 3 feet in height and has thin and long green coloured leaves. Today more than 55 species of this grass are known to us. Lemongrass has a hint of ginger plus a more dominant lemony flavour in it. It is also known for its therapeutic properties and value attached to it. Thai and Vietnamese cuisine make most use of lemongrass. Because of it usage many people also grow this herb in pots in their house.

History of Lemongrass: Lemongrass is known to of widely grown in regions of Philippines, India and China in Asia and soon lot of value was attached to this herb because of it therapeutic properties. Commercial cultivation of this crop began and lot of price was associated with this crop. In many different tradition medicines lemongrass has been integral part of many recopies. This herb is still very popular in Thailand, Vietnam, Sri Lanka and Myanmar and is used as a common flavour for food.  Apart for Asian region, Lemongrass has also been part of traditional medicines of Latin American region particularly, Brazil.

Properties of Lemongrass Oil: Lemongrass oil is obtained through steam distillation of fresh and partly dried lemongrass leaves. This essential oil has a sweet smell and is dark yellow to reddish in colour. The major chemical constituents of Lemongrass Oil include: myrcene, gernyl acetate, neral, limonene, citral, citronella, geraniol, etc.

Health Benefits and Applications Lemongrass Oil:

Lemongrass Oil is known to have number of benefits, some of the important ones include:

Analgesic: Analgesic properties of Lemongrass essential oil provides relief from pain and inflammations in muscle, joints, gums, etc.

Anti depressant: The fresh and sweet aroma of Lemongrass oil induces self esteem and confidence and gives proper mental strength to overcome depression. It is also effective treatment for anxiety.

Anti Microbial and Anti Bacterial: Anti-microbial and anti-bacterial properties of lemongrass oil provide relief against bacterial infections both inside and outside of the body. Infections such as in, colon, stomach, respiratory tracts, urine, wounds, etc can be effectively treated using lemongrass essential oil.

Anti Pyretic: Lemongrass can give relief from very high fever; this is quite a unique natural property which is possessed by it.

Carminative: Gas troubles in our body can be kept away by proper use of lemongrass essential oil.

Other therapeutic properties of Lemongrass Oil that make it useful are; Astringent, deodorant, diuretic, febrifuge, fungicidal, insecticidal, sedative, tonic, etc.

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