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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.
Contents
- 1 Uses
- 2 Parts Used
- 3 Chemical Composition
- 4 Common names
- 5 Properties
- 6 Habit
- 7 Identification
- 8 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 9 Where to get the saplings
- 10 Mode of Propagation
- 11 How to plant/cultivate
- 12 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 13 Photo Gallery
- 14 References
- 15 External Links
Uses
Sore 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 |
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Katu (Pungent), Tikta (Bitter), Amla (Sour)
Guna
Laghu (Light), Tikshna (Sharp / Penetrating), Ruksha (Dry)
Veerya
Sheeta (Cooling)
Vipaka
Katu (Pungent)
Karma
Reduces Vata, Pitta and Kapha
Prabhava
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{{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
Lemongrass is a sub-tropical plant and it can’t handle hard freezing temperatures. If you live anywhere colder than about a zone 9a, you’ll want to grow your lemongrass in a pot, and bring it indoors for the winter. And even then, you might want to bring it in, just in case you get an unexpected temperature drop.[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 Sore 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
- Herbs
