Cymbopogon flexuosus health effects and herbal facts. Some species particularly cymbopogon citratus are commonly cultivated as culinary and medicinal herbs because of their scent, resembling that of lemons citrus limon. The plant profiler provides detailed information and bioactive compounds for numerous different plant species. The essential oil of the plant is used in aromatherapy. Cymbopogon proximus is widely used in folk medicine for the treatment of. Leon levy native plant preserve plant listings cymbopogon. The essential oil is used for the manufacture ofvitaminea and medicines for heart diseases 59. East indian lemongrass grows in grasslike clumps to 2 m tall and is used in thai cooking and for herb tea. Pdf physicochemical and antioxidant properties of cymbopogon. Carbon dioxide compensation values in citronella and lemongrass. It is also an outstanding ornamental grass that lends great beauty to garden areas regardless of. Its also purifying and toning when applied to the skin, and is frequently used in skin care products for these benefits.
Product background lemongrass recalls exotic locales and warm winds and adds a subtle scent of citrus to the air. Cymbopogon flexuosus is an aromatic, evergreen, clumpforming perennial grass producing numerous, erect stems up to 3 metres tall from a short, thick rhizome. Carbon dioxide compensation values of mature leaves from 10 selections of citronella cymbopogon nardus l. The board of trustees of the royal botanic gardens, kew. These species are used for the production of citronella oil, which is used in soaps, as an insect repellent especially mosquitoes in insect sprays and candles, and in aromatherapy.
The high quality, evidencebased information on each plant profiler page is gathered by natural standard, the authority on integrative medicine. Cymbopogon species are generally distributed in tropical and subtropical regions ekundayo, 1985, in india, cymbopogon are known to grow in the wild state in all regions extending frotn sea level to 4,200 rn high where there is abundant rainfall. Chemical composition of the essential oil of cymbopogon. Lemongrass wikibooks, open books for an open world. Constituents of cymbopogon species qatar university. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. West indian lemongrass, guatemala lemongrass, madagascar lemongrass c.
The grasses possess lemon scented essential oil used widely in flavor, perfumery, food and pharmaceutical. Made into a tea, it can help with digestive problems. Introduction lemon grass cymbopogon citratus is an aromatic perennial tall grass with rhizomes and densely tufted fibrous root. In yellow passion fruit using cymbopogon citratus essential oil. Cymbopogon citratus, stapf lemon grass is a widely used herb in tropical countries, especially in southeast asia. Hydrodistillation is a potentially useful method to extract essential oil from various plant materials and was used to separate essential oil from cymbopogon flexuosus lemongrass. The extracts have also induced chromosome aberrations and cellular death in the roots cells of l. Lemongrass essential oil experience lemongrass has a citrusherb scent that can be diffused to help purify the air from musky odors or applied topically for skincleansing benefits. This page was last edited on 3 september 2017, at 06.
Lemongrass essential oil is produced by steam distillation of the freshly cut leaves, or can be extracted using alcohol. Some species particularly cymbopogon citratus are commonly cultivated as culinary and medicinal herbs because of their scent, resembling. Stapf tussocky guinea grass and responses of native plants in kikatsi subcounty, kiruhuura district, western uganda. It has a lemony flavor and can be dried and powdered, or used fresh. Cytogenotoxicity of cymbopogon citratus dc stapf lemon grass. Provided by ars systematic botany and mycology laboratory. Cymbopogon flexuosus is a perennial growing to 1 meter in height. Cymbopogon flexuosus, also called cochin grass, eastindian lemon grass or malabar grass, is a perennial grass native to india, sri lanka, burma, and thailand. Cymbopogon flexuosus stapf is an aromatic and medicinal grass commonly known as east indian lemongrass belonging to the family poaceae. Anticancer activity of an essential oil from cymbopogon flexuosus. Some of the reported phytoconstituents are essential oils that contain citral.
This is a pdf file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. Home shop lemongrass cymbopogon flexuosus, packet of 50 seeds we at strictly medicinal seeds are dedicated to providing medicinal plants to the people. Pdf potential functions of lemon grass cymbopogon citratus. This file contains additional information such as exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it.
The genus cymbopogon poaceae is most important from the point of view of their essential oils. This annual grass is grown as an ornamental, an edible and a medicinal. Find organic dry lemongrass cymbopogon flexuosus big stock images in hd and millions of other royaltyfree stock photos, illustrations and vectors in the shutterstock collection. Cymbopogon, also known as lemongrass, barbed wire grass, silky heads, cochin grass or malabar grass or oily heads, is a genus of asian, african, australian, and tropical island plants in the grass family. Cymbopogon citratus grows best under sunny, warm and humid conditions at elevations below 750 m, with mean annual temperatures ranging from 23c to 30c and mean annual rainfall between 25003000 mm. Lemongrass herb adds exquisite flavor to soup, curries, and. In addition to bacteria and fungi, agnps and aunps have been shown to be synthesized by live plants like alfalfa gardeatorresdey et al.
Repellent effects of the essential oils of cymbopogon citratus. Essential oils from these species are widely used in flavours, fragrances, cosmetics, soaps, detergents and perfumery owing to their typical lemon and roselike aroma. Assessment of selection criteria for development of high yielding. Lemon grass seeds cymbopogon flexuosus ornamental grass seeds.
Hydrotropic extraction of citral from cymbopogon flexuosus steud. Pdf economic and pharmacological significance of the essential oils of members of the genus cymbopogon is rapidly increasing. Lemongrass, cymbopogon citratus, poaceae, oil cells, histochemistry, citral, aldehydes, schiffsreagent. Plants profile for cymbopogon flexuosus east indian. Potential functions of lemon grass cymbopogon citratus in health and disease article pdf available january 2012 with 19,126 reads how we measure reads. Lemongrass cymbopogon flexuosusmajorana special notice. Organic lemongrass essential oil cymbopogon citratus flexuosus sri lanka date dentree en vigueur 27012015 nhr organic oils 24 chatham place brighton, bn1 3tn, uk tel. Lemon grass seeds cymbopogon flexuosus ornamental grass. Cymbopogon article about cymbopogon by the free dictionary. Cymbopogon flexuosus is beleived by the kukuto people in the eastern highlands of papua new guinea to prevent sickness 58.
Effects of herbicide on the invasive grass, cymbopogon nardus franch. Watson is an accepted name this name is the accepted name of a species in the genus cymbopogon family poaceae. Oct 10, 2015 this file contains additional information such as exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. The content of myrcene is low, but still enough to make the oil susceptible to oxidative polymerization. The leaves and stems of lemon grass can be used fresh or dried to impart a distinct lemon flavor. This tropical perennial grass is makes a handsome ornamental edible.
It has short underground stems with ringed segments, coarse, green slightly leathery leaves in dense clusters carlin, et al. Green harvest provides growing information for edible and useful plants in the organic and permaculture garden. Lemongrass cymbopogon flexuosus belongs to the poaceae. Cymbopogon citratus an overview sciencedirect topics. They were found to be devoid of citral, the common important ingredient of lemongrass c. Lemongrass cymbopogon flexuosusmajorana msds msdsdigital. Cymbopogon flexuosus east indian lemongrass world seed supply. Citronella grass cymbopogon nardus and cymbopogon winterianus grow to about 2 m 6. Scientific basis for the therapeutic use of cymbopogon.
Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about east indian lemon grass cymbopogon flexuosus supplied by member gardeners in the plantfiles database at daves garden. Find out what organic cymbopogon flexuosus oil lemongrass oil. Eastindian lemon grass cymbopogon flexuosus, also called cochin grass or malabar grass, is native to cambodia, india, sri lanka, burma,and thailand while the westindian lemon grass cymbopogon citratus is assumed to have its origins in malaysia. Histochemical localization of citral accumulation in lemongrass. Plants profile for cymbopogon flexuosus east indian lemongrass. Cymbopogon citriodora westindian lemon grass cymbopogon flexuosus eastindian lemon grass cymbopogon winterianus jowitt citronella grass cymbopogon martini. It is adapted to grow on a wide variety of soils types, but. Lemon grass or lemongrass is a perennial herb used in asian particularly thai and vietnamese and caribbean cooking. Lemongrass can be dried and powdered, or used fresh. Cymbopogon flexuosus, phipps conservatory, 20151010.
Lemongrass cymbopogon flexuosus, packet of 50 seeds. Its essential oil is produced by steam distillation of the freshly cut leaves, or it. Dec 26, 2014 this page was last edited on 3 september 2017, at 06. Lemon grass cymbopogon flexuosus grow lemon grass seeds for an essential herb used in asian cuisine. In this study, we evaluated the antiinflammatory activity of a commercially available leo in preinflamed human dermal fibroblasts. Cymbopogon flexuosus is a highly productive and vigorous plant that has good yield of dry mass 725 t ha. Cymbopogon, better known as lemongrass is a genus of asian, african, australian, and tropical island plants in the grass family. Hydrotropic extraction of citral from cymbopogon flexuosus. The fibrous leaves have a strong lemon aroma and are the source of lemongrass oil that is used to flavor candy, ice cream and pastries. The essential oil from a lemon grass variety of cymbopogon flexuosus was studied for its in vitro cytotoxicity against twelve human cancer cell lines. Cymbopogon winterianus is a robust, aromatic, evergreen, perennial, clumpforming grass with numerous erect culms arising from a short rhizome. Concentrated product, do not consume in large quantities. The in vivo anticancer activity of the oil was also studied using both solid and ascitic ehrlich and sarcoma180 tumor models in mice.
The focus of this study was to investigate the antimicrobial activity of c. Allergens declaration organic lemongrass essential oil. Watson which is considered to have its origins in southern india and west indian lemongrass cymbopogon citratus dc ex nees stapf which is thought to have its origin in malaysia and is mainly cultivated in central and south america and parts of africa, south east asia and the indian ocean islands. Organic dry lemongrass cymbopogon flexuosus big stock photo. About organic cymbopogon flexuosus oil lemongrass oil. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. Further terpenoids in lemon grass oil are nerol, limonene, linalool and. Cymbopogon flexuosus nees ex steud wats known as east indian, cochin or malabar grass, c. Lemongrass definition of lemongrass by merriamwebster. The repellent effects of different doses of the essential oils from the lemon grass, cymbopogon citratus and mexican marigold. As a service to our customers we are providing this early. Cymbopogon citratus the school of aromatic studies.
Its essential oil is produced by steam distillation of the freshly cut leaves, or it can be extracted using alcohol. As the name suggests, east indian lemon grass is a citrusflavored grass from an area that includes india, sri lanka and thailand. Thousands of new, highquality pictures added every day. Lemongrass cymbopogon flexuosus essential oil demonstrated.
Cymbopogon essential oils and constituents present. Get outdoors for some landscaping or spruce up your garden. The parallel veined leaves are arranged alternately with a sheath extending along the stem with pilose pubescence at the point of divergence. We are still open for nursery plant sales, and look forward to your live root and plant orders.
It is believed to help with stressrelated disorders, and has been shown to have antifungal and antimicrobial properties. Cymbopogon citratus, commonly called lemongrass, is a frosttender clumping perennial grass that is popularly used as a lemony flavoring in thai, vietnamese, laotian and cambodian cooking and is widely cultivated in southeast asia for that purpose. Lemongrass definition is a grass cymbopogon citratus of robust habit native to southern india and ceylon that is grown in tropical regions for its lemonscented foliage used as a seasoning and that is the source of an aromatic essential oil. Rendle grown at 3227 or 2721 c daynight temperatures and three strains of lemongrass cymbopogon citratus d. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Antimicrobial activity, cytotoxicity and chemical analysis.
Learn about organic cymbopogon flexuosus oil lemongrass oil, an ingredient in toms of maines personal care products. The essential oil of cymbopogon flexuosus lemon grass was collected from kumaon uttrakhand and isolated by hydrodistillation. Cymbopogon flexuosus also called cochin grass or malabar grass. General information cymbopogon flexuosus is an aromatic, evergreen, clumpforming perennial grass producing numerous, erect stems up to 3 metres tall from a short, thick rhizome. Lemongrass is an ideal oil to use in massage therapy. The record derives from wcsp which reports it as an accepted name record 406169 with original. The properties of concern section shows echaassigned graphical indicators for certain substance properties that are regarded as being of relevance or importance to human health andor the environment based on the information provided to the agency. Geranyl acetate esterase controls and regulates the level of geraniol in lemongrass cymbopogon flexuosus nees ex steud. Antiinflammatory activity of cymbopogon citratus leaves. Cymbopogon flexuosus in world checklist of selected plant families. In this study, the essential oil eo of lemongrass cymbopogon citratus or lemon tea leaves was studied. At the point of divergence of the leaf sheath to the leaf blade is a membranous firm ligule.
The compounds identified in cymbopogon citratus are mainly terpenes, alcohols, ketones, aldehyde and esters. Hydrodistillation of essential oil from cymbopogon flexuosus. Cymbopogon, also known as lemongrass, barbed wire grass, silky heads, cochin grass, malabar grass, oily heads or fever grass, is a genus of asian, african, australian, and tropical island plants in the grass family. Lemongrass oil is the volatile oil obtained by steam distillation of the leave of cymbopogon flexuosus, gramineae.
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