Lemongrass The Healthy Kitchen Seasonings

Lemongrass is a plant member of the tribe of grasses commonly used as spices or herbs to scent food mosquito repellent. But did you know that behind the fragrant smell, the plant's Latin name Andropogon nardus also have a variety of medical and health benefits?

Research shows, lemongrass leaves contains anti-microbial and anti-bacterial. The content is particularly useful in treating infections of the stomach, intestines, urinary tract and wounds. Lemongrass is also known efficacious as a diuretic, and antirheumatic reliever seizures.

Some people believe that citronella can help cure various diseases such as typhoid, skin infections, food poisoning and body odor. In addition, the content of analgesic compounds in citronella oil may help relieve the pain of headaches, joint pain and muscle pain.

Not only that, lemongrass has anti-pyretic properties that are useful in lowering the heat. Therefore, lemongrass was provided for people who are experiencing a fever.

In the book Efficacious Herbal Indonesia stated that contains essential oils of lemongrass leaves consisting of citric, citronellol, a-pinene, kamfen, sabinen, mirsen, felandren beta, p-Simen, limonene, cis-osimen, terpinol, citronellal, borneol, terpinen - 4-ol, a-terpineol, geraniol, farnesol, metilheptenon, n-desialdehida, dipenten, methyl heptanenon, bornilasetat, geranilformat, terpinil astet, sitronil acetate, geranil acetate, beta-elements, beta-kariofilen, beta-bergamoten, trans-metilsoeugenol, beta-kadinen, elemol, and kariofilen oxide. Other compounds are geranial, geranil butyrate, lomonen, eugenol and metileugenol.

One simple recipe is to use lemongrass boil to help overcome the symptoms of cough. A total of 5 grams of lemongrass roots washed and boiled with 1 cup of water for 15 minutes. Then the lemongrass drink boiled water twice a day each 1/2 cup in the morning and afternoon.