CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS

Plant Name: CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS

English Name: Lemon grass

Local Name:

• Capim-cidrao, Citroengras,


• Fever Tea, Fever grass,


• Lemon grass,


• Melissa Grass, and


• Sereh,


• Te limon,


• Zacate limon

Family: Poaceae/ Gramineae( grass family)

Uses:
Lemongrass is used in herbal teas and other nonalcoholic beverages. The oil of Lemongrass is used in candy and baked goods, and also used as a topical treatment for athlete’s foot, ringworm, and muscle soreness. Oil from lemongrass is also widely used as a fragrance in perfumes and cosmetics, such as soaps and creams. Internally, Lemongrass is considered a carminative and insect repellent. Lemongrass is believed to have antimicrobial and antifungal properties and it acts as a central nervous system depressant.