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Cymbopogon citratus - Avartaki, Lemongrass
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Bhustrina better known as lemongrass, is a genus of Asian, African, Australian, and tropical island plants in the grass family.
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Uses
ore throats, Cough, cold, Anxiety, High cholesterol, Digestion, Rough, Kidney detoxification.
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
lemon grass oil are nerol, limonene, linalool and beta-caryphyllene. The content of myrcene is low, but still enough to make the oil susceptible to oxidative polymerization[1]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | Majjigehullu |
| Hindi | Gandhatrina |
| Malayalam | Vasana Pullu |
| Tamil | Karppurappul |
| Telugu | Nimmagaddi |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | Aaavartaki |
| English | Lemon Grass, Oil grass |
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| alternate | stipulate | The leaves are alternate, stipulate, paripinnate compound, very numerous, closely placed, rachis 8.8-12.5 cm long, narrowly furrowed, slender, pubescent, with an erect linear gland between the leaflets of each pair, leaflets 16-24, very shortly stalked 2-2.5 cm long 1-1.3 cm broad, slightly overlapping, oval oblong, obtuse, at both the ends |
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Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bisexual | 2.5 cm long | bright yellow | 5-20 | The racemes are few-flowered, short, erect, crowded in axils of upper leaves so as to form a large terminal inflorescence stamens barren; the ovary is superior, unilocular, with marginal ovules. |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| short legume | 7.5–11 cm long, 1.5 cm broad | clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown | oblong, obtuse, tipped with long style base, flat, thin, papery, undulately crimpled, pilose, pale brown. | 12-20 seeds | {{{6}}} |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- Vishatinduka Taila as root juice extract
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
Plants reach about 3 m height with 3.5 cm stem diameter in 2 years, in 4 years about 5 m height and 7 cm stem diameter. Flowering and fruiting is almost throughout the year, but in India there are usually two main flowering periods, one in the early monsoon and another in the late monsoon.[3]
Commonly seen growing in areas
dry regions of India, sea coast, dry zone in Sri Lanka.
Photo Gallery
Lemon grass at a market
Prepared lemon grass
Lemongrass (Cymbopogon flexuosus) essential oil in clear glass vial
References
External Links
- Pages that are stubs
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat ore throats
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Cough
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat cold
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Anxiety
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat High cholesterol
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Digestion
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Rough
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Kidney detoxification
- Herbs with Leaves used in medicine
- Herbs with stem used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Kannada
- Herbs with common name in Hindi
- Herbs with common name in Malayalam
- Herbs with common name in Tamil
- Herbs with common name in Telugu
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - annual shrub
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Individual shoots
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of dry regions of India
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of sea coast
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of dry zone in Sri Lanka
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