By Vivek Phadnis, DH Web Desk, Deccan Herald, May 05 2021
When one thinks of lemongrass, the first thought that comes to the mind is that of a yummy pudding or lemongrass tea.
However, it should be known that this tall grass is more than just for dessert or good for a refreshing cup of beverage.
It has several medicinal properties too. The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI, USA), in one of its published papers, says: “Lemongrass is a perennial tropical grass with thin, long leaves and is one of the main medicinal and and aromatic plants cultivated in Algeria. It is also cultivated mostly for its essential oil (EO) in tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, South America and Africa.”
About its medicinal properties, it adds: “Lemongrass possesses various pharmacological activities such as anti-amoebic, antibacterial, antidiarrhoeal, antifilarial, antifungal and anti-inflammatory properties.
“Various other effects like antimalarial, antimutagenicity, antimycobacterial, antioxidants, hypoglycemic and neurobehavioural have also been studied. These results are very encouraging and indicate that this herb should be studied more extensively to confirm these results and …
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