Properties 

Anti-inflammatory, powerful antifungal, antibacterial, analgesic 
analgesic, sedative, antiseptic, cough suppressant, antirheumatic and 
mosquito repellent 
Used for stomach aches, toothache, backache, 
sprains and hemoptysis 
Used in the manufacture of perfumes 
Sometimes used to treat diabetes.
Insecticide 
Antipyretic 
Anti-obesity, anti-nociceptive, anti-diarrheal 
This essential oil is used as a deodorant [4].
Anti-protozoal, anti-carcinogenic, antioxidant, cardio-protective 
Limits platelet composition 
Helps with anxiety and depression

Characteristics

• Extraction method: Steam stripping
• Appearance: Clear, mobile liquid
• Color: Light yellow to light yellow-brown
• Odor: Characteristic
• Flash point: 71 to 85°C
• Density: 0.894 to 0.910
• Refractive index: 1.4790 to 1.4870

Main components

• Neral: 24.8% to 34.6
• Geranial: 31.7 to 46.5
• Beta-myrcene: 5.2 to 23.6%

References

• Boukhatem, M. N., Ferhat, M. A., Kameli, A., Saidi, F., & Kebir, H. T. (2014). Lemon grass ( Cymbopogon citratus    ) essential oil as a potent anti-inflammatory and antifungal drugs. Libyan Journal of Medicine, 9(1).
• Pinto, Z. T., Sánchez, F. F., Santos, A. R. D., Amaral, A. C. F., Ferreira, J. L. P., Escalona-Arranz, J. C., & Queiroz, M. M. D. C. (2015). Chemical composition and insecticidal activity of Cymbopogon  citratus  essential oil from Cuba and Brazil against housefly.    Revista brasileira     de  Parasitologia veterinária    , 24, 36-44.
• Del Carmen Vázquez-Briones, M., Hernández, L. R., & Guerrero-Beltrán, J. Á. (2015).  Physicochemical and antioxidant properties of     Cymbopogon citratus     essential oil.    Journal of food  research    , 4 (3), 36.
• Oladeji, O. S., Adelowo, F. E., Ayodele, D. T., & Odelade, K. A. (2019). Phytochemistry and  pharmacological activities of     Cymbopogon citratus    : A review.    Scientific African    , 6 , e00137.