Botanical Name: Cymbopogon
Other Names: barbed wire grass, silky heads, oily heads, Cochin grass, Malabar grass, citronella grass or fever grass
Lemon grass is a lofty, perennial sedge that produces dense clusters of leaves from a compact rhizome. The culm is sturdy and upright, reaching a height of up to 1.8 meters.
Medicinal Uses:
- Antiseptic
- Analgesic
- Antiemetic
- Antitussive
- Hypotensive
- Antispasmodic
- Antirheumatic
- Anticonvulsant
- Treatment for nervous and gastrointestinal disorders and fevers.
