Cymbopogon, also known as lemongrass, barbed wire grass, silky heads, Cochin grass, Malabar grass, oily heads, citronella grass or fever grass, is a genus of Asian, African, Australian, and tropical island plants in the grass family.[5][6][7][8][9] Some species (particularly Cymbopogon citratus) are commonly cultivated as culinary and medicinal herbs because of their scent, resembling that of lemons (Citrus limon). The name cymbopogon derives from the Greek words kymbe (κύμβη, 'boat') and pogon (πώγων, 'beard') "which mean [that] in most species, the hairy spikelets project from boat-shaped spathes."[10] Lemongrass and its oil are believed to possess therapeutic properties.[11][12][13]
C. citratus from the Philippines, where it is locally known as tanglad
Citronella grass (Cymbopogon nardus and Cymbopogon winterianus) grow to about 2 metres (6+1⁄2 feet) and have magenta-colored base stems. These species are used for the production of citronella oil, which is used in soaps, as an insect repellent (especially mosquitoes and houseflies) in insect sprays and candles, and aromatherapy. The principal chemical constituents of citronella, geraniol and citronellol, are antiseptics, hence their use in household disinfectants and soaps. Besides oil production, citronella grass is also used for culinary purposes as a flavoring.
In India, C. citratus is used as a medical herb and in perfumes. C. citratus is consumed as a tea for anxiety in Brazilian folk medicine,[14] but a study in humans found no effect.[15] The tea caused a recurrence of contact dermatitis in one case.[16] In the Caribbean, the tea is also brewed and consumed to boost immunity. It is called Tanglad in the Philippines, where it is believed that it has health benefits for the liver and the kidneys.
One study found the tea may exert an erythropoiesis boosting effect.[17]
In Hoodoo, lemongrass is the primary ingredient of van van oil, one of the most popular oils used in conjure.[18] Lemongrass is used in this preparation and on its own in hoodoo to protect against evil, spiritually clean a house, and to bring good luck in love affairs.[19]
^Soenarko, S. 1977. The genus Cymbopogon Sprengel (Gramineae). Reinwardtia 9(3): 225–375
^Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 624 香茅属 xiang mao shu Cymbopogon Sprengel, Pl. Min. Cogn. Pug. 2: 14. 1815.
^. Archived from the original on 2016-04-06. Retrieved 2015-03-21.
^Bor, N. L. 1960. Grass. Burma, Ceylon, India & Pakistan i–767. Pergamon Press, Oxford
^Khalifah, Ayman M.; Abdalla, Sara A.; Dosoky, Waleed M.; Shehata, Mohamed G.; Khalifah, Mohamed M. (2021-12-01). "Utilization of lemongrass essential oil supplementation on growth performance, meat quality, blood traits and caecum microflora of growing quails". Annals of Agricultural Sciences. 66 (2): 169–175. doi:10.1016/j.aoas.2021.12.001. ISSN 0570-1783. S2CID 245322872.
^Cymbopogon caesius South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), PlantZAfrica
^Khalifah, Ayman M.; Abdalla, Sara A.; Dosoky, Waleed M.; Shehata, Mohamed G.; Khalifah, Mohamed M. (2021-12-01). "Utilization of lemongrass essential oil supplementation on growth performance, meat quality, blood traits and caecum microflora of growing quails". Annals of Agricultural Sciences. 66 (2): 169–175. doi:10.1016/j.aoas.2021.12.001. ISSN 0570-1783. S2CID 245322872.
^Do, Dinh Nhat; Nguyen, Dinh Phuc; Phung, Viet-Duc; Le, Xuan-Tien; Le, Tuan Minh; Do, Van Manh; Minh, Bui Quang; Luu, Xuan Cuong (2021-03-29). "Fractionating of Lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus) Essential Oil by Vacuum Fractional Distillation". Processes. 9 (4): 593. doi:10.3390/pr9040593. ISSN 2227-9717.
^de Souza, Matheus Chiaradia; Vieira, Ana Júlia; Beserra, Fernando Pereira; Pellizzon, Cláudia Helena; Nóbrega, Rafael Henrique; Rozza, Ariane Leite (2019-09-04). "Gastroprotective effect of limonene in rats: Influence on oxidative stress, inflammation and gene expression". Phytomedicine. 53: 37–42. doi:10.1016/j.phymed.2018.09.027. PMID 30668410. S2CID 58949851.
^Blanco MM, Costa CA, Freire AO, Santos JG, Costa M (March 2009). "Neurobehavioral effect of essential oil of Cymbopogon citratus in mice". Phytomedicine. 16 (2–3): 265–70. doi:10.1016/j.phymed.2007.04.007. PMID 17561386.
^Leite JR, Seabra Mde L, Maluf E, et al. (July 1986). "Pharmacology of lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus Stapf). III. Assessment of eventual toxic, hypnotic and anxiolytic effects on humans". J Ethnopharmacol. 17 (1): 75–83. doi:10.1016/0378-8741(86)90074-7. PMID 2429120.
^Bleasel N, Tate B, Rademaker M (August 2002). "Allergic contact dermatitis following exposure to essential oils". Australas. J. Dermatol. 43 (3): 211–3. doi:10.1046/j.1440-0960.2002.00598.x. PMID 12121401. S2CID 46674505.
^Ekpenyong, Christopher E.; Daniel, Nyebuk E.; Antai, Atim B. (January 2015). "Bioactive natural constituents from lemongrass tea and erythropoiesis boosting effects: potential use in prevention and treatment of anemia". Journal of Medicinal Food. 18 (1): 118–127. doi:10.1089/jmf.2013.0184. ISSN 1557-7600. PMID 25162916.
^Greer, John Michael (2016). The New Encyclopedia of the Occult (First ed.). Woodbury, MN: Llewellyn Publications. p. 500. ISBN978-1-56718-336-8.
^Yronwode, Catherine (2002). Hoodoo Herb and Root Magic: A Materia Magica of African-American Conjure. Forestville, California: Lucky Mojo Curio Company. p. 123. ISBN978-0-9719612-0-3.
Bibliography
Akhila, Anand (2010). Essential Oil-Bearing Grasses - The genus Cymbopogon. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. ISBN978-0-8493-7857-7.
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Lemongrass redirects here For other uses see Lemongrass disambiguation Cymbopogon also known as lemongrass barbed wire grass silky heads Cochin grass Malabar grass oily heads citronella grass or fever grass is a genus of Asian African Australian and tropical island plants in the grass family 5 6 7 8 9 Some species particularly Cymbopogon citratus are commonly cultivated as culinary and medicinal herbs because of their scent resembling that of lemons Citrus limon The name cymbopogon derives from the Greek words kymbe kymbh boat and pogon pwgwn beard which mean that in most species the hairy spikelets project from boat shaped spathes 10 Lemongrass and its oil are believed to possess therapeutic properties 11 12 13 LemongrassCymbopogon citratusScientific classificationKingdom PlantaeClade TracheophytesClade AngiospermsClade MonocotsClade CommelinidsOrder PoalesFamily PoaceaeSubfamily PanicoideaeSupertribe AndropogonodaeTribe AndropogoneaeSubtribe AndropogoninaeGenus CymbopogonSpreng 1 Type speciesCymbopogon schoenanthus L Spreng 2 Synonyms 3 4 Andropogon sect Cymbopogon Spreng Steud Andropogon subg Cymbopogon Spreng Nees Gymnanthelia Andersson Contents 1 Uses 2 Species 3 Images 4 References 5 BibliographyUses Edit C citratus from the Philippines where it is locally known as tanglad Citronella grass Cymbopogon nardus and Cymbopogon winterianus grow to about 2 metres 6 1 2 feet and have magenta colored base stems These species are used for the production of citronella oil which is used in soaps as an insect repellent especially mosquitoes and houseflies in insect sprays and candles and aromatherapy The principal chemical constituents of citronella geraniol and citronellol are antiseptics hence their use in household disinfectants and soaps Besides oil production citronella grass is also used for culinary purposes as a flavoring East Indian lemongrass Cymbopogon flexuosus also called Cochin grass or Malabar grass is native to Cambodia Vietnam Laos India Sri Lanka Burma and Thailand while West Indian lemongrass Cymbopogon citratus is native to maritime Southeast Asia While both can be used interchangeably C citratus is more suitable for cooking In India C citratus is used as a medical herb and in perfumes C citratus is consumed as a tea for anxiety in Brazilian folk medicine 14 but a study in humans found no effect 15 The tea caused a recurrence of contact dermatitis in one case 16 In the Caribbean the tea is also brewed and consumed to boost immunity It is called Tanglad in the Philippines where it is believed that it has health benefits for the liver and the kidneys One study found the tea may exert an erythropoiesis boosting effect 17 In Hoodoo lemongrass is the primary ingredient of van van oil one of the most popular oils used in conjure 18 Lemongrass is used in this preparation and on its own in hoodoo to protect against evil spiritually clean a house and to bring good luck in love affairs 19 In beekeeping lemongrass oil imitates the pheromone emitted by a honeybee s Nasonov gland to attract bees to a hive or a swarm Species EditSpecies included in the genus include 3 Cymbopogon ambiguus Australian lemon scented grass Australia Timor Cymbopogon annamensis Yunnan Laos Vietnam Thailand Cymbopogon bhutanicus Bhutan Cymbopogon bombycinus silky oilgrass Australia Cymbopogon caesius Sub Saharan Africa Indian Subcontinent Yemen Afghanistan Madagascar Comoros Reunion Cymbopogon calcicola Thailand Kedah Cymbopogon calciphilus Thailand Cymbopogon cambogiensis Thailand Cambodia Vietnam Cymbopogon citratus lemon grass or West Indian lemon grass Indonesia Malaysia Brunei Philippines Cymbopogon clandestinus Thailand Myanmar Andaman Islands Cymbopogon coloratus Madhya Pradesh Tamil Nadu Myanmar Vietnam Cymbopogon commutatus Sahel East Africa Arabian Peninsula Iraq Iran Afghanistan India Pakistan Cymbopogon densiflorus central south central Africa Cymbopogon dependens Australia Cymbopogon dieterlenii Lesotho Namibia South Africa Cymbopogon distans Gansu Guizhou Shaanxi Sichuan Tibet Yunnan Nepal northern Pakistan Jammu amp Kashmir Cymbopogon exsertus Nepal Assam Cymbopogon flexuosus East Indian lemon grass Indian Subcontinent Indochina Cymbopogon gidarba Indian Subcontinent Myanmar Yunnan Cymbopogon giganteus Africa Madagascar Cymbopogon globosus Maluku New Guinea Queensland Cymbopogon goeringii China Korea Japan incl Ryukyu Islands Vietnam Cymbopogon gratus Queensland Cymbopogon jwarancusa Socotra Turkey Middle East Arabian Peninsula Iraq Iran Afghanistan Indian Subcontinent Tibet Sichuan Yunnan Vietnam Cymbopogon khasianus Yunnan Guangxi Assam Bhutan Bangladesh Myanmar Thailand Cymbopogon liangshanensis Sichuan Cymbopogon mandalaiaensis Myanmar Cymbopogon marginatus Cape Province of South Africa Cymbopogon martini palmarosa Indian Subcontinent Myanmar Vietnam Cymbopogon mekongensis China Indochina Cymbopogon microstachys Indian Subcontinent Myanmar Thailand Yunnan Cymbopogon microthecus Nepal Bhutan Assam West Bengal Bangladesh Cymbopogon minor Yunnan Cymbopogon minutiflorus Sulawesi Cymbopogon nardus citronella grass Indian Subcontinent Indochina central southern Africa Madagascar Seychelles Cymbopogon nervatus Myanmar Thailand central Africa Cymbopogon obtectus Silky heads Australia Cymbopogon osmastonii India Bangladesh Cymbopogon pendulus Yunnan eastern Himalayas Myanmar Vietnam Cymbopogon polyneuros Tamil Nadu Sri Lanka Myanmar Cymbopogon pospischilii eastern southern Africa Oman Yemen Himalayas Tibet Yunnan Cymbopogon procerus Australia New Guinea Maluku Lesser Sunda Islands Sulawesi Cymbopogon pruinosus islands of Indian Ocean Cymbopogon queenslandicus Queensland Cymbopogon quinhonensis Vietnam Cymbopogon rectus Lesser Sunda Islands Java Cymbopogon refractus barbed wire grass Australia incl Norfolk Island Cymbopogon schoenanthus camel hay or camel grass Sahara Sahel eastern Africa Arabian Peninsular Iran Cymbopogon tortilis China incl Taiwan Ryukyu Bonin Is Philippines Vietnam Maluku Cymbopogon tungmaiensis Sichuan Tibet Yunnan Cymbopogon winterianus citronella grass Borneo Java Sumatra Cymbopogon xichangensis Sichuan Formerly included 3 Numerous species are now regarded as better suited to other genera including Andropogon Exotheca Hyparrhenia Iseilema Schizachyrium and Themeda Images Edit Lemongrass at a market Prepared lemongrass Lemongrass Cymbopogon flexuosus essential oil in clear glass vial Thai yam takhrai kung sot yataikhrkungsd a salad yam made with prawns and finely sliced fresh lemongrass A knot of lemongrass used to impart fragrance in dinuguan Filipino pork blood stew Knots of lemongrass ready for use in Filipino cuisineReferences Edit Sprengel Curt Kurt Curtius Polycarp Joachim 1815 Plantarum Minus Cognitarum Pugillus 2 14 lectotype designated by N L Britton amp P Wilson Bot Porto Rico 1 27 1923 a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Tropicos Cymbopogon Spreng Soenarko S 1977 The genus CymbopogonSprengel Gramineae Reinwardtia 9 3 225 375 Flora of China Vol 22 Page 624 香茅属 xiang mao shu Cymbopogon Sprengel Pl Min Cogn Pug 2 14 1815 Atlas of Living Australia Cymbopogon Spreng Lemon Grass Archived from the original on 2016 04 06 Retrieved 2015 03 21 Bor N L 1960 Grass Burma Ceylon India amp Pakistan i 767 Pergamon Press Oxford Khalifah Ayman M Abdalla Sara A Dosoky Waleed M Shehata Mohamed G Khalifah Mohamed M 2021 12 01 Utilization of lemongrass essential oil supplementation on growth performance meat quality blood traits and caecum microflora of growing quails Annals of Agricultural Sciences 66 2 169 175 doi 10 1016 j aoas 2021 12 001 ISSN 0570 1783 S2CID 245322872 Cymbopogon caesius South African National Biodiversity Institute SANBI PlantZAfrica Khalifah Ayman M Abdalla Sara A Dosoky Waleed M Shehata Mohamed G Khalifah Mohamed M 2021 12 01 Utilization of lemongrass essential oil supplementation on growth performance meat quality blood traits and caecum microflora of growing quails Annals of Agricultural Sciences 66 2 169 175 doi 10 1016 j aoas 2021 12 001 ISSN 0570 1783 S2CID 245322872 Do Dinh Nhat Nguyen Dinh Phuc Phung Viet Duc Le Xuan Tien Le Tuan Minh Do Van Manh Minh Bui Quang Luu Xuan Cuong 2021 03 29 Fractionating of Lemongrass Cymbopogon citratus Essential Oil by Vacuum Fractional Distillation Processes 9 4 593 doi 10 3390 pr9040593 ISSN 2227 9717 de Souza Matheus Chiaradia Vieira Ana Julia Beserra Fernando Pereira Pellizzon Claudia Helena Nobrega Rafael Henrique Rozza Ariane Leite 2019 09 04 Gastroprotective effect of limonene in rats Influence on oxidative stress inflammation and gene expression Phytomedicine 53 37 42 doi 10 1016 j phymed 2018 09 027 PMID 30668410 S2CID 58949851 Blanco MM Costa CA Freire AO Santos JG Costa M March 2009 Neurobehavioral effect of essential oil of Cymbopogon citratus in mice Phytomedicine 16 2 3 265 70 doi 10 1016 j phymed 2007 04 007 PMID 17561386 Leite JR Seabra Mde L Maluf E et al July 1986 Pharmacology of lemongrass Cymbopogon citratus Stapf III Assessment of eventual toxic hypnotic and anxiolytic effects on humans J Ethnopharmacol 17 1 75 83 doi 10 1016 0378 8741 86 90074 7 PMID 2429120 Bleasel N Tate B Rademaker M August 2002 Allergic contact dermatitis following exposure to essential oils Australas J Dermatol 43 3 211 3 doi 10 1046 j 1440 0960 2002 00598 x PMID 12121401 S2CID 46674505 Ekpenyong Christopher E Daniel Nyebuk E Antai Atim B January 2015 Bioactive natural constituents from lemongrass tea and erythropoiesis boosting effects potential use in prevention and treatment of anemia Journal of Medicinal Food 18 1 118 127 doi 10 1089 jmf 2013 0184 ISSN 1557 7600 PMID 25162916 Greer John Michael 2016 The New Encyclopedia of the Occult First ed Woodbury MN Llewellyn Publications p 500 ISBN 978 1 56718 336 8 Yronwode Catherine 2002 Hoodoo Herb and Root Magic A Materia Magica of African American Conjure Forestville California Lucky Mojo Curio Company p 123 ISBN 978 0 9719612 0 3 Bibliography EditAkhila Anand 2010 Essential 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