Lemon Grass, Ginger Grass, Sere Grass

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Lemon Grass, Lemon Grass Oil, Lemon Grass Live Seedlings


Description
Perennial, densely tufted, aromatic grass. Stems underground, short, whitish or pale-violet. Leaves in dense clusters, linear amplexicaul, rough-margined, glaucous green on both sides. Inflorescence in many-branched panicles without stalks. All parts of the grass are lemon-flavored.

Chemical Constituents
The whole plant contains an essential oil consisting of critral, limonene, isopulegol, citronellic acid, geranium acid and a-camphorene.

Uses
The entire plant possesses antiseptic, antiferbrile and stomachic properties. It is used in treating coryza, influenza and pyrexia. It is also prescribed against dyspepsia and vomiting and as a carminative, using three to four drops of the essential oil, diluted in water. Used externally to treat eczema. The essential oil is used as an insecticide against mosquitoes and as a deodorant.