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.
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