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Cymbopogon nardus

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{{stub}}[[File:Citronella (Cymbopogon nardus) 1.jpg|thumb|right]]'''Cymbopogon nardus''' is an aromatic, evergreen, clump-forming perennial grass growing up to 2.5 metres tall from a stout rootstock. The plant is sometimes cultivated in tropical areas for its essential oil, which is used as a food flavouring.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Diarrhoea}}, {{Uses|Colds}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|Spasms}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|}}, {{Parts Used|stem}}, {{Parts Used|leaves}}, {{Parts Used|RootLeaves}}.
==Chemical Composition==
===Dravya===
===Rasa===
 
===Guna===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Evergreen perennial}}
==Identification==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}
==How to plant/cultivate==
A plant of the moist, lowland tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 1,500 metres.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Grassland}}, {{Commonly seen|Open woodland of Acacia }}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|Combretum on the hills}}.
==Photo Gallery==
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Citronella (Cymbopogon nardus) 1.jpgCitronella (Cymbopogon nardus).jpgCymbopogon nardus (DITSL).JPGCymbopogon nardus 0zz.jpg
</gallery>
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[Chemistry]</ref> <ref name="ChemistryLeaf">[Morphology]</ref>
<ref name="LeafHow to plant/cultivate">["Morphology"http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Cymbopogon+nardus Cultivation]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ "Cultivation"]</ref>
<ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
</references>
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